聰 (cung1 | cong1) : intelligent; clever; astute

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聰

cung1

cong1

[1] intelligent; clever; bright; astute; quick of apprehension [2] with a good faculty of hearing

Stroke count: 17

Level: 3

Radical: 耳 (#128)

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

聰 / 聪

Don't confuse with:
總

This word has been viewed 9654 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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聰明 cung1 ming4 cong1 ming2 = clever

冰雪聰明 bing1 syut3 cung1 ming4 bing1 xue3 cong1 ming5 = extremely intelligent

聰明才智 cung1 ming4 coi4 zi3 cong1 ming5 cai2 zhi4 = [n] intelligence and wisdom

小聰明 siu2 cung1 ming4 xiao3 cong1 ming5 = cleverness in trivial matters; petty trick

自作聰明 zi6 zok3 cung1 ming4 = think of yourself as being smart

耳聰目明 ji5 cung1 muk6 ming4 er3 cong1 mu4 ming2 = (of old people) have good ears and eyes; can hear and see well; have a thorough grasp of the situation

聰明聽話 cung1 ming4 teng1 waa6 cong1 ming2 ting1 hua4 = intelligent and obedient

失聰 sat1 cung1 shi1 cong1 = become deaf; to turn deaf

林敏聰 lam4 man5 cung1 lin2 min3 cong1 = Lam Man-Chung (composer and actor)

聰穎 cung1 wing6 cong1 ying3 = clever; bright; intelligent

聰慧 cung1 wai6 cong1 hui4 = intelligent; clever; bright

聰明反被聰明誤 cung1 ming4 faan2 bei4 cung1 ming4 ng6 cong1 ming2 fan3 bei4 cong1 ming2 wu4 = too clever by half; cleverness may overreach itself

莫少聰 mok6 siu2 cung1 mo4 shao3 cong1 = Max Mok

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綁匪懾於法律威嚴及時懸崖勒馬，算他們聰明。
The kidnappers, being fearful of the strict laws, were clever to pull back and stop before it became too late.

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Decimal representation of this word: 聰
Unicode code for this character: U+8070 (off-site link)

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