聰明

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See also: 聪明, and 聡明

Chinese

quick at hearing; wise; clever
quick at hearing; wise; clever; sharp-witted; intelligent; acute
 
clear; bright; to understand
clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
 
trad. (聰明)
simp. (聪明)

Pronunciation


Adjective

聰明

  1. clever; intelligent; smart; bright
    聰明聪明  ―  Tā shēng de hěn cōngmíng.  ―  He is very smart.
  2. (archaic, of hearing and vision) sharp; keen; perceptive

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Descendants

Sino-Xenic (聰明):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
そう
Hyōgai
めい
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology 1

Adjective

(そう)(めい) (sōmei-na (adnominal (そう)(めい) (sōmei na), adverbial (そう)(めい) (sōmei ni))

  1. wise
Inflection

Noun

(そう)(めい) (sōmei

  1. intelligence

Proper noun

(そう)(めい) (Sōmei

  1. a male given name

Etymology 2

Proper noun

聰明(としあき) (Toshiaki

  1. a male given name

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

聰明 (chongmyeong) (hangeul 총명)

  1. hanja form? of 총명 (intelligence)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective

聰明

  1. chữ Hán form of thông minh (clever, intelligent, smart).