婄 (pǒu) - Ancient character meaning dull, stupid, or foolish & archaic and rare in modern usage.

婄Tone 3

pǒu ｜ 11 strokes ｜ radical:

柠七

婄 · pǒu

Ancient character meaning dull, stupid, or foolish;

archaic and rare in modern usage.

Ancient character meaning dull, stupid, or foolisharchaic and rare in modern usage.

Usage highlights

Foolish personDullStupid and clumsy

Synonyms

  • 笨— stupid, foolish
  • 傻— silly, foolish
  • 愚— stupid, ignorant

Antonyms

  • 聪— clever, intelligent
  • 明— bright, smart
  • 智— wise, intelligent

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • An archaic term for a foolish person (婄人).
  • Described as dull-witted in classical texts (婄钝).
  • Rarely used in contemporary language.

Collocations

  • Foolish person(婄人)
  • Dull-witted(婄钝)
  • Stupid and clumsy(婄拙)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Extremely rare character found only in ancient dictionaries and texts.
  • Not part of modern standard Chinese vocabulary.
  • Primarily of interest to scholars studying historical linguistics.

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