聰

cōng

intelligent, clever, bright

How to write 聰, stroke by stroke

(literary) acute (of hearing); (bound form) clever; intelligent; sharp

Pictophonetic: semantic 耳 (ear), phonetic 悤

Made of 耳 + 悤

聰明cōng mingintelligent; clever; bright; acute (of sight and hearing)
小聰明xiǎo cōng mingclever-clever; clever in trivial matters; sharp but petty-minded
聰慧cōng huìbright; intelligent
聰明絕頂cōng ming jué dǐnghighly intelligent; brilliant
聰明才智cōng ming cái zhìintelligence and ability
自作聰明zì zuò cōng míng(idiom) to think oneself clever
失聰shī cōngto go deaf; to lose one's hearing; deafness; hearing loss
聰敏cōng mǐnbright; sharp; quick-witted
聰穎cōng yǐngsmart; intelligent
絕頂聰明jué dǐng cōng minghighly intelligent; brilliant
聰明過頭cōng ming guò tóutoo clever by half; excessive ingenuity
耍小聰明shuǎ xiǎo cōng mingto get smart; to resort to petty tricks

我沒我想像的那麼聰明。
wǒ méi wǒ xiǎng xiàng de nà mó cōng míng 。
I'm not as smart as I thought I was.
他真的很聰明。
tā zhēn de hěn cōng míng 。
He is very smart.
他肯定是一個聰明人。
tā kěn dìng shì yí gè cōng míng rén 。
He's definitely somebody clever.
他跟他兄弟一樣聰明。
tā gēn tā xiōng dì yí yàng cōng míng 。
He isn't less clever than his brother.
海豚是十分聰明的動物。
hǎi tún shì shí fēn cōng míng de dòng wù 。
The dolphin is a very intelligent animal.