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| Simplified Chinese version |
| 聰 U+8070 |  Seal script | 聡 Alternate form | 聦 Semantic variant | 聪 Simplified character |
| Radical: | 耳+ 11 strokes = 17 strokes total. |
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| References: | Kangxi: p.969#06 Cihai: p.1085r2c01 GSR: 1199.f Hanyu: v4,p2795#01 |
| Composition: | Left: 耳, right: 悤. Compositionally related: 聰 . Component of: 𧃿 |
| Mandarin: | cōng ㄘㄨㄥ |
| Cantonese: | cung1 |
| Tang reconstruction: | tsung |
| Shuowen: | 《耳部》聪：察也。从耳怱声。 |
| Kangxi: | 《康熙字典·耳部·十一》聪：《唐韵》《正韵》仓红切《集韵》粗丛切，𠀤音骢。《说文》察也。《广韵》闻也，明也，通也，听也。《书·洪范》聪作谋。《史记·商君传》反听之谓聪，内视之谓明。《管子·宙合篇》耳司听，听必顺闻，闻审谓之聪。《注》耳之所闻，旣顺且审，故谓之聪。又《韵补》叶千刚切，音仓。《陈琳·柳赋》穆穆天子，亶听聪兮。德音允塞，民所望兮。宜尔嘉树，配甘棠兮。望平声。 |
| Unihan definition: | intelligent, clever, bright |
Example usage
| 《论语·季氏》: | 孔子曰：“君子有九思：视思明，听思聪，色思温，貌思恭，言思忠，事思敬，疑思问，忿思难，见得思义。” |
| Confucius said, "The superior man has nine things which are subjects with him of thoughtful consideration. In regard to the use of his eyes, he is anxious to see clearly. In regard to the use of his ears, he is anxious to hear distinctly. In regard to his countenance, he is anxious that it should be benign. In regard to his demeanor, he is anxious that it should be respectful. In regard to his speech, he is anxious that it should be sincere. In regard to his doing of business, he is anxious that it should be reverently careful. In regard to what he doubts about, he is anxious to question others. When he is angry, he thinks of the difficulties (his anger may involve him in). When he sees gain to be got, he thinks of righteousness." | |
| 《孟子·离娄上》: | 孟子曰：“离娄之明，公输子之巧，不以规矩，不能成方员：师旷之聪，不以六律，不能正五音。” |
| Mencius said, 'The power of vision of Li Lou, and skill of hand of Gong Shu, without the compass and square, could not form squares and circles. The acute ear of the music-master Kuang, without the pitch-tubes, could not determine correctly the five notes.' | |
| 《礼记·王制》: | 悉其聪明、致其忠爱以尽之。 |
| He must exert his intelligence to the utmost, and give the fullest play to his generous and loving feeling, to arrive at his final judgment. | |
| 《扬子法言·序》: | 天降生民，倥侗颛蒙，恣乎情性，聪明不开，训诸理，撰《学行》。 |
| When Tian gives birth to the masses, they are naive and ignorant. They give free reign to their desires and original natures, and their intelligence is undeveloped. To teach them the proper principles, I have written "Learning and Practice." | |
| 《庄子·大宗师》: | 颜回曰：“堕肢体，黜聪明，离形去知，同于大通，此谓坐忘。” |
| Yan Hui replied, 'My connexion with the body and its parts is dissolved; my perceptive organs are discarded. Thus leaving my material form, and bidding farewell to my knowledge, I am become one with the Great Pervader. This I call sitting and forgetting all things.' | |
| 《孙子兵法·军形》: | 闻雷霆，不为聪耳。 |
| To hear the noise of thunder is no sign of a quick ear. | |
| 《史记·五帝本纪》: | 生而神灵，弱而能言，幼而徇齐，长而敦敏，成而聪明。 |
| Born a genius he could speak when a baby, as a boy he was quick and smart, as a youth simple and earnest, and when grown up intelligent. | |
| 《荀子·赋》: | 以盲为明，以聋为聪，以危为安，以吉为凶。 |
| 《说苑·君道》: | 故牧者所以辟四门，明四目，达四聪也，是以近者亲之，远者安之 |
| 《春秋繁露·保位权》: | 故为君虚心静处，聪听其响，明视其影，以行赏罚之象。 |
| 《韩诗外传·卷一》: | 传曰：聪者自闻，明者自见，聪明则仁爱著而廉耻分矣。 |
| 《大戴礼记·五帝德》: | 生而神灵，弱而能言，幼而慧齐，长而敦敏，成而聪明。 |
| 《白虎通德论·致仕》: | 臣七十悬车致仕者，臣以执事趋走为职，七十阳道极，耳目不聪明，跂踦之属，是以退去，避贤者，所以长庶耻也。 |
| 《新书·礼容语下》: | 《诗》曰：“敬之敬之，天惟显思，命不易哉，毋曰高高在上，陟降厥士，日监在兹，维予小子，不聪敬止，日就月将，学有缉熙于光明，佛时仔肩，视我显德行。” |
| 《新序·杂事五》: | 故独视不如与众视之明也，独听不如与众听之聪也 |
| 《中论·修本》: | 故明莫大乎自见，聪莫大乎自闻，睿莫大乎自虑。 |
| 《孔子家语·三恕》: | 子曰：“聪明睿智，守之以愚。” |
| 《潜夫论·赞学》: | 夫此四子者，耳目聪明，忠信廉勇，未必无俦也，而及其成名立绩，德音令问不已，而有所以然，夫何故哉？ |
| 《论衡·书虚》: | 师旷之聪，不能闻百里之外。 |
| 《太玄经·强》: | 次四，爰聪爰明，左右橿橿。 |
| 《风俗通义·叶令祠》: | 《周书》称：“灵王太子晋，幼有盛德，聪明博达，师旷与言，弗能尚也。” |
| 《孔丛子·叙世》: | 然而世俗人聪达者寡，随声者众，持论无主，俯仰为资，因贵势而附从，托浮说以为定，不求之于本，不考之于理。 |
| 《忠经·观风章》: | 惟臣以天子之命，出于四方以观风，听不可以不聪，视不可以不明。 |
| 《独断·卷下》: | 帝谥：违拂不成曰隐，靖民则法曰黄，翼善传圣曰尧，仁圣盛明曰舜，残人多垒曰桀，残义损善曰纣，慈惠爱亲曰孝，爱民好与曰惠，圣善同文曰宣，声闻宣远曰昭，克定祸乱曰武，聪明睿智曰献，温柔圣善曰懿，布德执义曰穆，仁义说民曰元，安仁立政曰神，布纲治纪曰平，乱而不损曰灵，保民耆艾曰明，辟土有德曰襄，贞心大度曰匡，大虑慈民曰定，知过能改曰恭，不生其国曰声，一德不懈曰简，夙兴夜寐曰敬，清白自守曰贞，柔德好众曰靖，安乐治民曰康，小心畏忌曰僖，中身早折曰悼，慈仁和民曰顺，好勇致力曰庄，恭人短折曰哀，在国逢难曰愍，名实过爽曰缪，壅遏不通曰幽，暴虐无亲曰厉，致志大图曰景，辟土兼国曰桓，经纬天地曰文，执义扬善曰怀，短折不成曰殇，去礼远众曰炀，怠政外交曰携，治典不敷曰祈。 |
| 《蔡中郎集·独断》: | 帝谥：违拂不成曰隐，靖民则法曰黄，翼善传圣曰尧，仁圣盛明曰舜，残人多垒曰桀，残义损善曰纣，慈惠爱亲曰孝，爱民好与曰惠，圣善同文曰宣，声闻宣远曰昭，克定祸乱曰武，聪明睿智曰献，温柔圣善曰懿，布德执义曰穆，仁义说民曰元，安仁立政曰神，布纲治纪曰平，乱而不损曰灵，保民耆艾曰明，辟土有德曰襄，贞心大度曰匡，大虑慈民曰定，知过能改曰恭，不生其国曰声，一德不懈曰简，夙兴夜寐曰敬，清白自守曰贞，柔德好众曰靖，安乐治民曰康，小心畏忌曰僖，中身早折曰悼，慈仁和民曰顺，好勇致力曰庄，恭人短折曰哀，在国逢难曰愍，名实过爽曰缪，壅遏不通曰幽，暴虐无亲曰厉，致志大图曰景，辟土兼国曰桓，经纬天地曰文，执义扬善曰怀，短折不成曰殇，去礼远众曰炀，怠政外交曰携，治典不敷曰祈。 |
| 《墨子·经上》: | 闻，耳之聪也。 |
| 《列子·黄帝》: | 又十有五年，忧天下之不治，竭聪明，进智力，营百姓，焦然肌色皯黣，昏然五情爽惑。 |
| 《鶡冠子·度万》: | 见日月者不为明，闻雷霆者不为聪，事至而议者不能使变无生。 |
| 《文子·道原》: | 是故疾而不摇，远而不劳，四支不动，聪明不损，而照明天下者，执道之要，观无穷之地。 |
| 《文始真经·五鉴》: | 耳闻交响者，聪愈伤。 |
| 《老子河上公章句》: | 五气轻微，为精、神、聪、明、音声五性。 |
| 《韩非子·有度》: | 独制四海之内，聪智不得用其诈，险躁不得关其佞，奸邪无所依。 |
| 《申不害·佚文》: | 独视者谓明，独听者谓聪。 |
| 《慎子·逸文》: | 谚云：不聪不明，不能为王。 |
| 《管子·明法解》: | 乱主则不然，听无术数，断事不以参伍，故无能之士上通，邪枉之臣专国，主明蔽而聪塞，忠臣之欲谋谏者不得进，如此者，侵主之道也。 |
| 《六韬·大礼》: | 太公曰：“目贵明，耳贵聪，心贵智。” |
| 《尉缭子·原官》: | 下达上通，至聪之听也。 |
| 《三略·上略》: | 毁誉并兴，壅塞主聪，各阿所私，令主失忠。 |
| 《淮南子·齐俗训》: | 所谓聪者，非谓闻彼也，自闻而已。 |
| 《吕氏春秋·任数》: | 以其耳之聪也。 |
| 《鬼谷子·权篇》: | 故智贵不妄、听贵聪、智贵明、辞贵奇。 |
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