Chinese symbol for “uneducated”
愚昧
yú mèi
ignorant; uneducated; ignorance
The closest CC-CEDICT match for uneducated is 愚昧 (yú mèi), defined as: ignorant; uneducated; ignorance.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “uneducated”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 愚昧.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 愚蠢 | yú chǔn | silly; stupid |
| 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 |
| 暧昧 (曖昧) | ài mèi | vague; ambiguous |
| 蒙昧 | méng mèi | uncultured; uncivilized |
| 暧昧关系 (曖昧關係) | ài mèi guān xì | shady relationship; affair |
See also: Japanese symbol for “uneducated”.
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.