愚 yú — stupid; doltish; foolish · English

愚

yú

stupid; doltish; foolish

At a glance · 愚

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从心（忄，意符，心智），禺声，本义为愚笨、无知。隶楷从心从禺，形声稳定。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为愚蠢、不明事理。

Structure

形声字，从心（意符，心智），禺（yú）为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinyú

Radical心

Strokes13

UnicodeU+611A

Character type形声

Theme德行

Six languages, one character

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English stupid; doltish; foolish Stupid, doltish, or foolish.

Français stupide; sot; fou Stupide, sot ou fou.

Español estúpido; necio; tonto Estúpido, necio o tonto.

العربية غبي؛ أحمق؛ حمق غبي أو أحمق أو حمق.

Русский глупый; тупой Глупый, тупой или неразумный.

Common words

愚yúfoolish
愚蠢yú chǔnstupid

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