dāi​shǎ

stupid

dāi dull, stupid

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

Components

Iconic component
kǒu, kou mouth
Iconic component
tree

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtɯː
ŋɯː

Sources

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

shǎ foolish

Depicts a person () with a gap in their skull (𡕩), i.e. with no brains.

Components

Meaning component
rén person

is a component form of .

𡕩
𡕩 Meaning component
mǎn gap between bones in skull

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsqʰʷraːʔ
sqʰʷraːs

Sources

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