cōng
Traditional: 聰
聪 (cōng) is a Chinese word meaning “(literary) acute (of hearing); (bound form) clever; intelligent; sharp”.
Meanings
- 1(literary) acute (of hearing)
- 2(bound form) clever; intelligent; sharp
Related words
聪明intelligent; clever; bright自作聪明(idiom) to think oneself clever小聪明clever-clever聪慧bright; intelligent聪明才智intelligence and ability失聪to go deaf; to lose one's hearing聪明伶俐(idiom) bright; clever; quick-witted聪颖smart; intelligent聪敏bright; sharp; quick-witted聪明反被聪明误(idiom) a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity; cleverness may overreach itself; too smart for one's own good耳聪目明sharp ears and keen eyes (idiom)事后聪明wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it