蠢

• 拼音: chǔn
• 汉字拆解: 蠢 = 春 (spring) + 虫虫 (insects), originally depicting insects stirring in spring

含义

Stupid; foolish; dumb. A blunt adjective describing lack of intelligence or extremely poor judgment.

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.

例句

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。

用法指南

语境: criticism, frustration, self-deprecation

语气: harsh

正确说法

• 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?)

错误说法

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

起源与历史

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

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal