聪

cōng

Radical: 耳 pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

聪 decomposes into the following components:

耳 总

Semantic component: 耳; phonetic component: 总.

Words containing 聪

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 聪.

失聪
shī cōng
to go deaf
聪慧
cōng huì
bright
聪敏
cōng mǐn
quick
聪明
cōng ming
acute (of sight and hearing)
聪颖
cōng yǐng
smart
小聪明
xiǎo cōng ming
clever-clever
事后聪明
shì hòu cōng ming
wise after the event (idiom)
冰雪聪明
bīng xuě cōng ming
(idiom) exceptionally intelligent
绝顶聪明
jué dǐng cōng ming
highly intelligent
耍小聪明
shuǎ xiǎo cōng ming
to get smart
耳聪目明
ěr cōng mù míng
sharp ears and keen eyes (idiom)
聪明伶俐
cōng ming líng lì
(idiom) bright

Related characters (radical 耳)

Characters that share the radical 耳.

耳 耴 耵 耶 耷 耸 耻 耽 耿 聂 聃 聆 聊 聋 职 聍 聒 联 聖 聘 聚 聞 聩 聯

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