蠢

• ピンイン: chǔn
• 漢字の分解: 蠢 = 春 (spring) + 虫虫 (insects), originally depicting insects stirring in spring

意味

愚かだ、ばかだ

A fairly harsh word for stupidity, stronger than 笨. Often used in frustration or anger. Can be self-deprecating when used about oneself. The original meaning related to insects moving (wriggling), which evolved to mean clumsy and then stupid.

例文

1. 我怎么这么蠢，居然把钥匙忘在车里了。
2. 这个决定太蠢了，谁都能看出来会失败。
3. 别问这么蠢的问题，自己动脑筋想一想。

使い方ガイド

場面: criticism, frustration, self-deprecation

トーン: harsh

正しい言い方

• 我刚才做了件蠢事。(I just did something stupid.)
• 你怎么能相信这种蠢话？(How could you believe such nonsense?)

避ける言い方

• 老师，您很蠢 (Never use 蠢 toward superiors or in formal situations — it's insulting and disrespectful)

起源と歴史

Originally depicted insects wriggling in spring (春 + 虫虫). The meaning shifted from 'moving/wriggling' to 'clumsy' and finally to 'stupid.'

文化的背景

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal