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bèn
HSK 4freq #3806

Meanings

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bèn
  1. 1.stupid
  2. 2.foolish
  3. 3.silly
  4. 4.slow-witted
  5. 5.clumsy

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  1. 1.heavy; cumbersome; strenuous
  2. 2.stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted
  3. 3.clumsy; awkward
  4. 4.inner part of bamboo
  5. 5.thick

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *pɯːnʔ, *bɯːnʔ): semantic 竹 + phonetic 本 (OC *pɯːnʔ). Cognate with Tibetan བླུན (blun, “foolish; stupid; dull”) (Schuessler, 2007).

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