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蠢

chǔn

HSK 6 Character

What 蠢 means

1. stupid
2. sluggish
3. clumsy
4. to wiggle (of worms)
5. to move in a disorderly fashion

Other readings

蠢 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• chǔnvariant of {蠢|chǔn}; stupid

Example sentences

• 蠢。
  Stupid.
• 蠢货！
  Chǔnhuò!
  You idiot!
• 他不蠢。
  He is not stupid.
• 我真蠢。
  I'm so stupid.
• 你很愚蠢。
  You are stupid.
• 我们不蠢。
  We are not stupid.

Words starting with 蠢

• 蠢蠢欲动chǔn chǔn yù dòngto begin to stir (idiom); to get restless; to become threatening
• 蠢事chǔn shìfolly
• 蠢货chǔn huòblockhead; idiot; dunce
• 蠢人chǔn rénfool; imbecile
• 蠢动chǔn dòngto wriggle; (fig.) to stir up trouble; (of a sentiment) to stir
• 蠢材chǔn cáiidiot
• 蠢汉chǔn hànfool; ignoramus; dullard
• 蠢蛋chǔn dànfool; dolt
• 蠢话chǔn huàfoolish talk; nonsense
• 蠢猪chǔn zhūstupid swine; idiot
• 蠢笨chǔn bènstupid
• 蠢驴chǔn lǘsilly ass
• 蠢才chǔn cáivariant of 蠢材

Words containing 蠢

• 愚蠢yú chǔnsilly; stupid
• 可蠢kě chǔn(dialect) unbearable; embarrassing
• 犯蠢fàn chǔnto do sth stupid

Characters built on 春

These share the phonetic component 春 (chūn), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 椿chūnChinese toon (Toona sinensis); tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima)…
• 蝽chūnbedbug

Characters that look like 蠢

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

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• 蘸zhànto dip in (ink, sauce etc)
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