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CHINESE CHARACTER

dāi

呆

呆

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Numbered pinyin
dai1
English meanings
foolish, stupid, expressionless, blank, to stay

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 口; bottom 木.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱口木

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    bié别fā发dāi呆。

    Don't stare blankly.

  2. 02

    dāi呆zàijiā在家lǐ里。

    Stay home.

  3. 03

    dāi呆zhù住le了。

    Froze up.

  4. 04

    dāi呆le了yīhuìr一会儿。

    Stayed a while.

  5. 05

    dāi呆zhe着。

    Stay.

  6. 06

    fā发dāi呆de的rén人。

    A daydreamer.

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