笨

Information about character(s)

Radical: 竹
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 5
Total Strokes: 11
Variants: 㤒

Pronunciation

Pinyin: bèn
Cantonese: ban6
JapaneseKun: ARAI
JapaneseOn: HON
Korean: PWUN

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: foolish, stupid, dull; awkward

CE-Dict: stupid/foolish/silly/slow-witted/clumsy

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.dull; foolish
2.clumsy

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: stupid; thickheaded

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: stupid; thickheaded

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《竹部》笨竹裏也。从竹本聲。

康熙字典文字版 【未集上】【竹字部】笨
【廣韻】蒲本切【集韻】部本切，𠀤音獖。竹裏也。一曰麤率也。【晉書】豫章太守史疇，以人肥大，時人目爲笨伯。　又【廣韻】布忖切【集韻】【韻會】補袞切，𠀤音本。義同。

CF-Dict: idiot/bête/maladroit/lourd/pesant

Han-De-Dict: dumm (u.E.)