愚蠢

chǔn

Traditional: 愚蠢

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Translation

stupid, foolish

Word origin

A compound of two near-synonyms, 愚 (yú, foolish) and 蠢 (chǔn, dull or stupid), paired to intensify the meaning of stupid or foolish.

Origin
compound
Root
愚 (yú, foolish) + 蠢 (chǔn, dull, stupid)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 愚

Stroke order for 蠢

Examples

This is a foolish decision.

Do not do anything stupid.

He felt very foolish.

A stupid mistake comes at a high price.

This idea is far too foolish.

愚蠢 (yú chǔn) means stupid, foolish. It is an adjective for a serious lack of judgement, stronger than the casual 傻.

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