聰
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cōng · sharp

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

17Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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耳Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 聰

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Example sentences

Notice where 聰 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ méi wǒ xiǎng xiàng de nà mó cōng míng.我没我想像的那麼聰明。

I'm not as smart as I thought I was.

Source: Tatoeba #12059090 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zhēn de hěn cōng míng.他真的很聰明。

He is very smart.

Source: Tatoeba #2243463 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zhī bú guò shì yǒu diǎn xiǎo cōng míng.他只不過是有點小聰明。

Although he may be clever, he is not wise.

Source: Tatoeba #401840 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ hěn què xìn tā hěn cōng míng.我很確信他很聰明。

I'm sure that he is clever.

Source: Tatoeba #10280073 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā kěn dìng shì yí gè cōng míng rén.他肯定是一個聰明人。

He's definitely somebody clever.

Source: Tatoeba #694564 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā hěn cōng míng, dàn què bú tài bāng dé shàng máng.他很聰明,但卻不太幫得上忙。

He may be clever, but he is not very helpful.

Source: Tatoeba #402961 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 聰 in context

  1. Say cōng, then recall the core meaning: sharp.
  2. Write all 17 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 聰 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.