愚 (jyu4 | yu2) : foolish; deceive

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愚

jyu4

yu2

[1] [adj] foolish; stupid; silly
[2] [v] deceive; fool; cheat
[3] [pron] I, my (courteous self-reference)

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 13

Level: 2

Radical: 心 (#61)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

愚

This word has been viewed 6739 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 4th Feb 2011 10:30

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愚蠢 jyu4 ceon2 yu2 chun3 = stupid; foolish

愚昧 jyu4 mui6 yu2 mei4 = ignorant

愚笨 jyu4 ban6 yu2 ben4 = stupid

愚鈍 jyu4 deon6 yu2 dun4 = slow-witted; stupid

愚妄 jyu4 mong5 yu2 wang4 = stupid

愚昧無知 jyu4 mui6 mou4 zi1 yu2 mei4 wu2 zhi1 = ignorant

癡愚 ci1 jyu4 chi1 yu2 = imbecility; moronity

痴愚 ci1 jyu4 chi1 yu2 = imbecility; moronity

愚弄 jyu4 lung6 yu2 nong4 = derision; mock; ridicule

愚見 jyu4 gin3 yu2 jian4 = my (humble) opinion; my foolish opinion [polite]

愚人節 jyu4 jan4 zit3 yu2 ren2 jie2 = April fool's day

愚不可及 jyu4 bat1 ho2 kap6 yu2 bu4 ke3 ji2 = incredibly foolish; couldn\'t be anymore stupid than

愚公移山 jyu4 gung1 ji4 saan1 yu2 gong1 yi2 shan1 = the old man moves the mountain; anything is possible if one has the will power

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Decimal representation of this word: 愚
Unicode code for this character: U+611a (off-site link)

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