聪

cōng

intelligent, clever, bright

How to write 聪, stroke by stroke

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

Pictophonetic: semantic 耳 (ear), phonetic 总

Made of 耳 + 总

聪明cōng mingintelligent; clever; bright; acute (of sight and hearing)
小聪明xiǎo cōng mingclever-clever; clever in trivial matters; sharp but petty-minded
聪慧cōng huìbright; intelligent
聪明绝顶cōng ming jué dǐnghighly intelligent; brilliant
聪明才智cōng ming cái zhìintelligence and ability
自作聪明zì zuò cōng míng(idiom) to think oneself clever
失聪shī cōngto go deaf; to lose one's hearing; deafness; hearing loss
聪敏cōng mǐnbright; sharp; quick-witted
聪颖cōng yǐngsmart; intelligent
绝顶聪明jué dǐng cōng minghighly intelligent; brilliant
聪明过头cōng ming guò tóutoo clever by half; excessive ingenuity
耍小聪明shuǎ xiǎo cōng mingto get smart; to resort to petty tricks

她真的很聪明，不是吗？
tā zhēn de hěn cōng ming ， bú shì ma ？
She's really smart, isn't she?
一个聪明人不会说这种话。
yí gè cōng ming rén bú huì shuō zhè zhǒng huà 。
A wise man would not say such a thing.
他确实是个聪明的小孩。
tā què shí shì gè cōng ming de xiǎo hái 。
He is a clever boy, to be sure.
自我怀疑是聪明的第一标志。
zì wǒ huái yí shì cōng ming de dì yī biāo zhì 。
To have doubts about oneself is the first sign of intelligence.
那个男孩儿很聪明.
nà ge nán hái ér hěn cōng ming .
That boy has good brains.