clever-clever; clever in trivial matters; sharp but petty-minded
trad. 小聰明
Also written 小聰明【xiǎo cōng ming】
Characters in this word
3小
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small, tiny, few, young
- Pinyin
- xiǎo
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 245 of 2500
聪
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(literary) acute (of hearing), (bound form) clever; intelligent; sharp
- Pinyin
- cōng
- Traditional
- 聰
- Strokes
- 15
明
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Ming Dynasty (1368–1644), surname Ming, Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
- Pinyin
- Míng
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 4563 of 2500