呆
dāi HSK5

dull, stupid

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approved by Peter Olson · Nov 14, 2021, 03:45 PM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Nov 14, 2021, 03:45 PM

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Depicts the mouth (口) being stuck and not moving, like wood (木), representing someone stupid or expressionless.

Components

口
口 Iconic component
木
木 Iconic component

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtɯː
ŋɯː

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang