笨

See also: 苯
笨 U+7B28, 笨
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7B28
← 笧
[U+7B27] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 笩 →
[U+7B29]

Translingual

Han character

笨 (Kangxi radical 118, 竹+5, 11 strokes, cangjie input 竹木一 (HDM), four-corner 88234, composition ⿱𥫗本)

Derived characters
  • 𠼒, 𮅹

References
  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 880, character 22
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 25939
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1308, character 16
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 2953, character 12
  • Unihan data for U+7B28

Chinese

Glyph origin
Characters in the same phonetic series (本) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
本 *pɯːnʔ
笨 *pɯːnʔ, *bɯːnʔ
苯 *pɯːnʔ
翉 *pʰɯːnʔ
体 *bɯːnʔ
鉢 *poːd
缽 *poːd

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *pɯːnʔ, *bɯːnʔ) : semantic 竹 + phonetic 本 (OC *pɯːnʔ).

Etymology 1
trad. 笨
simp. # 笨
alternative forms 体
㤓
𢜘

Cognate with Tibetan བླུན (blun, “foolish; stupid; dull”) (Schuessler, 2007).

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 笨 笨
Reading # 1/2 2/2
Initial (聲) 幫 (1) 並 (3)
Final (韻) 魂 (55) 魂 (55)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Closed Closed
Division (等) I I
Fanqie 布忖切 蒲本切
Baxter pwonX bwonX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /puənX/ /buənX/
Pan
Wuyun		 /puonX/ /buonX/
Shao
Rongfen		 /puənX/ /buənX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /pwənX/ /bwənX/
Li
Rong		 /puənX/ /buənX/
Wang
Li		 /puənX/ /buənX/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /puənX/ /bʱuənX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 běn bèn
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex		 bun2 bun6
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 笨 笨
Reading # 1/2 2/2
No. 474 478
Phonetic
component		 本 本
Rime
group		 文 文
Rime
subdivision		 1 1
Corresponding
MC rime		 本 獖
Old
Chinese		 /*pɯːnʔ/ /*bɯːnʔ/

Definitions

笨

  1. heavy; cumbersome; strenuous
  2. stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted
  3. clumsy; awkward
  4. † inner part of bamboo
Synonyms
  • (stupid):
Dialectal synonyms of 傻 (“foolish”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 傻
Mandarin Beijing 傻
Taiwan 傻
Tianjin 傻
Xi'an 瓜
Wuhan 苕, 哈, 嘎
Chengdu 哈, 瓜, 寶
Guilin 哈
Yangzhou 呆, 木足, 瓜
Hefei 呆, 傻
Singapore 傻, 戇
Cantonese Guangzhou 戇, 傻, 戇居
Hong Kong 傻, 戇, 戇居
Taishan 傻, 吽, 戇
Dongguan 戇, 傻, 吽
Yangjiang 傻, 戇
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 傻, 戇
Singapore (Guangfu) 傻, 戇
Gan Nanchang 蟬
Hakka Meixian 傻, 戇
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) 戇, 傻
Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua) 傻
Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua) 戇
Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua) 戇
Longmen (Pingling Bendihua) 戇鳩
Boluo (Bendihua) 呆愕
Heyuan (Bendihua) 戇
Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua) 戇鬼
Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua) 傻
Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua) 慢, 嚒
Heping (Linzhai Bendihua) 戇鳩
Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua) 戇
Lianping (Longjie Bendihua) 傻
Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua) 戇鳩
Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua) 戇鳩
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 戇
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 戇
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 戇
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 戇
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 戇
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 戇
Jin Taiyuan 傻, 二不楞
Northern Min Jian'ou 賴, 戇
Eastern Min Fuzhou 戇
Changle 戇
Fuqing 戇
Yongtai 戇
Gutian 阿褒
Fu'an 戇
Ningde 戇, 庸
Shouning 戇, 庸
Zhouning 戇
Fuding 庸
Matsu 戇
Southern Min Xiamen 戇
Quanzhou 戇, 潲面 vulgar
Zhangzhou 戇, 哚哥, 潲面 vulgar
Zhao'an 戇
Kaohsiung 戇
Changhua (Lukang) 戇
Taichung 戇
Taichung (Wuqi) 呆
Tainan 槌, 戇
Hsinchu 戇
Penghu (Magong) 戇
Penang (Hokkien) 戇
Singapore (Hokkien) 戇, 悇, 呆, 歁戇, 戇戇, 戇呆, 呆呆, 悇悇
Manila (Hokkien) 戇, 戇戇, 洽, 洽潲 vulgar, 洽仔, 山猴, 三八, 三八潲 vulgar
Chaozhou 㦙, 白仁, 戇
Jieyang 㦙, 白仁, 戇
Singapore (Teochew) 㦙, 戇, 悇
Wenchang 戇, 傻
Haikou 戇
Qionghai 戇
Singapore (Hainanese) 戇
Wu Shanghai 戇, 壽, 糞
Shanghai (Songjiang) 戇, 壽, 踱
Suzhou 戇, 壽, 踱
Wuxi 戇, 壽
Tongxiang 踱
Ningbo 呆, 戇
Wenzhou 呆, 憨
Xiang Changsha 寶, 醒
Shuangfeng 哈
Dialectal synonyms of 笨 (“stupid; lacking intelligence”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 笨, 愚笨, 愚蠢
Mandarin Beijing 笨
Taiwan 笨
Jinan 笨
Xi'an 悶
Wuhan 笨, 蠢
Chengdu 笨, 蠢
Yangzhou 笨
Hefei 笨
Singapore 笨
Cantonese Guangzhou 蠢, 笨
Hong Kong 蠢, 笨
Yangjiang 吽, 塞督, 塞
Singapore (Guangfu) 蠢
Gan Nanchang 笨, 蠢
Hakka Meixian 笨
Jin Taiyuan 笨
Northern Min Jian'ou 笨
Eastern Min Fuzhou 愚, 笨
Southern Min Xiamen 笨
Singapore (Teochew) 白仁
Wu Suzhou 笨
Wenzhou 呆, 笨
Xiang Changsha 蠢
Shuangfeng 蠢

Compounds

Etymology 2
trad. 笨
simp. # 笨
alternative forms 賁／贲 Hakka
朌 Hakka
坋 Hakka
蕡／𰱟 Hakka
厚 Hakka

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Pronunciation

Definitions

笨

  1. (dialectal Cantonese, Hakka, dated in standard Cantonese) thick
    • 1910, Ernest John Eitel, Immanuel Gottlieb Genähr, editors, A Chinese-English dictionary in the Cantonese dialect, Hongkong: Kelly & Walsh, Limited, page 719:
      唔使咁笨 [Cantonese]  ―  m4 sai2 gam3 pan5 [Jyutping]  ―  needn't be so thick
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 厚 (“thick”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 厚
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 厚
Mandarin Beijing 厚
Taiwan 厚
Tianjin 厚
Chengde 厚
Tangshan 厚
Cangzhou 厚
Baoding 厚
Shijiazhuang 厚
Chifeng 厚
Hulunbuir (Hailar) 厚
Heihe 厚
Qiqihar 厚
Harbin 厚
Jiamusi 厚
Baicheng 厚
Changchun 厚
Tonghua 厚
Shenyang 厚
Dandong 厚
Jinzhou 厚
Dalian 厚
Yantai 厚
Yantai (Muping) 厚
Qingdao 厚
Lijin 厚
Zhucheng 厚
Jinan 厚
Jining 厚
Luoyang 厚
Wanrong 厚
Shangqiu 厚
Yuanyang 厚
Zhengzhou 厚
Lingbao 厚
Xinyang 厚
Baihe 厚
Hanzhong 厚
Xi'an 厚
Baoji 厚
Yinchuan 厚
Tianshui 厚
Lanzhou 厚
Dunhuang 厚
Xining 厚
Hami 厚
Ürümqi 厚
Wuhan 厚
Yichang 厚
Xiangyang 厚
Tianmen 厚
Hong'an 厚
Chengdu 厚
Nanchong 厚
Dazhou 厚
Hanyuan 厚
Xichang 厚
Zigong 厚
Chongqing 厚
Guiyang 厚
Bijie 厚
Liping 厚
Zhaotong 厚
Dali 厚
Kunming 厚
Mengzi 厚
Guilin 厚
Liuzhou 厚
Jishou 厚
Changde 厚
Anqing 厚
Xuzhou 厚
Fuyang 厚
Wuhu 厚
Yangzhou 厚
Lianyungang 厚
Lianshui 厚
Nanjing 厚
Hefei 厚
Nantong 厚
Singapore 厚
Cantonese Guangzhou 厚
Hong Kong 厚
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) 笨
Hong Kong (Ting Kok) 笨
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) 笨
Jiangmen (Xinhui) 厚
Taishan 厚
Dongguan 笨
Yangjiang 厚
Nanning 厚
Nanning (Tanka) 厚
Hepu (Lianzhou) 厚
Hepu (Shatian) 厚
Guiping 厚
Guiping (Mule) 厚
Pingnan 厚
Guigang (Gangcheng) 厚
Guigang (Pingdong) 厚
Beihai 厚
Beihai (Nankang) 厚
Beihai (Yingpan) 厚
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) 厚
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) 厚
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) 厚
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 厚
Ipoh (Guangfu) 厚
Sarikei (Xinhui) 厚
Singapore (Guangfu) 厚
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) 厚
Móng Cái 厚
Bangkok (Guangfu) 厚
Gan Nanchang 厚
Lichuan 厚
Pingxiang 厚
Hakka Meixian 笨
Xingning 笨
Dabu (Xihe) 笨
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) 笨
Zhongshan (Wuguishan) 笨
Wuhua (Shuizhai) 笨
Wuhua (Huacheng) 笨
Wuhua (Changbu) 笨
Wuhua (Mianyang) 笨
Jiexi 笨
Luhe 笨
Changting 厚
Yongding 厚
Yongding (Xiayang) 厚, 笨
Yongding (Gaobei) 厚
Yongding (Hukeng) 厚
Liancheng (Peitian) 厚
Liancheng (Juxi) 厚
Liancheng (Zhongbao) 厚
Liancheng (Laiyuan) 厚
Yudu 厚
Ruijin 厚
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 笨
Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian) 笨
Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian) 笨
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 笨
Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) 笨
Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) 笨
Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) 笨
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 笨
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 笨
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 笨
Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping) 笨
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 笨
Hong Kong 笨
Fumian (Xisha, Xinqiao) 笨
Luchuan (Sihe, Hengshan) 笨
Bobai (Cuntou, Xintian) 笨
Beiliu (Mumian, Xilang) 笨
Xingye (Gaofeng) 笨
Rongxian (Xiandi) 笨
Sabah (Longchuan) 笨
Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) 笨
Senai (Huiyang) 笨
Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) 笨
Singkawang 笨
Singapore (Meixian) 笨
Singapore (Dabu) 笨
Bangkok (Fengshun) 笨
Bangkok (Jiexi) 笨
Huizhou Jixi 厚
Shexian 厚
Jin Taiyuan 厚
Yangyuan 厚
Datong 厚
Xinzhou 厚
Lishi 厚
Linfen 厚
Changzhi 厚
Linhe 厚
Jining 厚
Hohhot 厚
Erenhot 厚
Pingshan 厚
Zhangjiakou 厚
Handan 厚
Linzhou 厚
Suide 厚
Northern Min Jian'ou 厚
Eastern Min Fuzhou 厚
Southern Min Xiamen 厚
Quanzhou 厚
Zhangzhou 厚
Zhangpu 厚
Zhao'an 厚
Taipei 厚
New Taipei (Tamsui) 厚
New Taipei (Sanxia) 厚
New Taipei (Pingxi) 厚
Kaohsiung 厚
Kaohsiung (Cijin) 厚
Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) 厚
Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) 厚
Kaohsiung (Tianliao) 厚
Yilan (Luodong) 厚
Yilan (Toucheng) 厚
Tainan (Anping) 厚
Kinmen 厚
Penghu (Magong) 厚
Penghu (Xiyu) 厚
Penang (Hokkien) 厚
Singapore (Hokkien) 厚
Chaozhou 厚
Raoping 厚
Haifeng 厚
Bangkok (Teochew) 厚
Johor Bahru (Teochew) 厚
Leizhou 厚
Haikou 厚
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 厚
Wu Shanghai 厚
Shanghai (Chongming) 厚
Suzhou 厚
Danyang 厚
Hangzhou 厚
Ningbo 厚
Wenzhou 厚
Jinhua 厚
Xiang Changsha 厚
Loudi 厚
Shuangfeng 厚

References

Japanese

Kanji
笨

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings
  • Go-on: ぼん (bon)
  • Kan-on: ほん (hon)
  • Kun: あらい (arai, 笨い); がさ (gasa, 笨)

Korean

Hanja

笨 • (bun) (hangeul 분, revised bun, McCune–Reischauer pun, Yale pun)

  1. Hanja form? of 분 (“mediocre; rough”).

Vietnamese

Han character

笨: Hán Nôm readings: bổn, bát

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