Chinese symbol for “silly”
愚蠢
yú chǔn
silly; stupid
The closest CC-CEDICT match for silly is 愚蠢 (yú chǔn), defined as: silly; stupid.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “silly”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 憨 | hān | silly; simple-minded |
| 笨 | bèn | stupid; foolish |
| 痴 | chī | imbecile; sentimental |
| 糊涂 (糊塗) | hú tu | muddled; silly |
| 沙雕 | shā diāo | sand sculpture; (Internet slang) silly; ridiculous; hilariously stupid (pun on 傻屌 (shǎ diǎo)) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 愚蠢.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 愚昧 | yú mèi | ignorant; uneducated; ignorance |
| 愚弄 | yú nòng | to make a fool out of; to fool |
| 愚笨 | yú bèn | stupid; clumsy |
| 愚人 | yú rén | stupid person; ignoramus |
| 愚钝 (愚鈍) | yú dùn | stupid; slow-witted |
| 蠢货 (蠢貨) | chǔn huò | blockhead; idiot |
| 蠢事 | chǔn shì | folly |
| 蠢蠢欲动 (蠢蠢欲動) | chǔn chǔn yù dòng | to begin to stir (idiom); to get restless |
See also: Japanese symbol for “silly”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.