How to write 愚

愚 [yú] 1. Foolish; Stupid - 愚人 (foolish person) - 愚笨 (foolish and clumsy) - 愚蠢 (silly) - 愚鲁 (simpleton) - 愚氓 (foolish person) - 愚昧 (ignorant; lacking knowledge and culture) - 愚顽 (stupid and stubborn) - 愚妄 (foolish and reckless) - 愚不可及 (foolish to the extreme) - 大智若愚 (the wisest seem foolish; those with great wisdom do not show it off and may appear foolish) 2. Deceive; Fool - 愚弄人 (make a fool of someone) - 为人所愚 (being deceived by others) 3. Humble expression for self-reference - 愚兄 (my humble brother) - 愚见 (my humble opinion) 愚 [yú] (adjective) - Original meaning: foolish and ignorant - Character formation: ideographic; consists of heart and a sign representing foolishness. 1. Same as original meaning (foolish; stupid) 引 (References) 1. 《说文》: 愚, 戆也. 2. 《周礼·司刺》: 三赦, 曰惷愚. 3. 《诗·大雅·抑》: 靡哲不愚. 4. 哲人之愚. 5. 《荀子·脩身》: 非是是非谓之愚. 6. 《贾子道术》: 深知祸福谓之知，反知为愚. 7. 明· 刘基《卖柑者言》: 以惑愚瞽. 8. 《乐府诗集·陌上桑》: 使君一何愚. 9. 唐· 韩愈《师说》: 愚人所为愚. 10. 清· 黄宗羲《原君》: 愚者亦明. 例 (Examples) - 愚若胶柱 (foolishly rigid like a glue stick) - 愚戆 (silly and straightforward) - 愚騃 (dim-witted) - 愚浊 (stupid; muddled) 2. Humble expression for self-reference - 如: 愚兄 (my humble brother) - 愚老 (humble term for an elder) - 愚臣 (a minister's humble self-reference) - 愚意 (my humble opinion) - 愚怀 (humble expression of one's thoughts) 3. Honest and sincere - 引 (References) 1. 《孔子家语》: 故《诗》之失愚，《书》之失诬. 例 (Examples) - 愚款 (simple and sincere) - 愚鲠 (honest and straightforward) 愚 [yú] (verb) - To deceive; to make a fool of - 引 (References) 1. 汉· 贾谊《过秦论》: 以愚黔首. 例 (Examples) - 愚学 (foolish mockery of Confucianism) - 愚锢 (deceptive imprisonment) - 愚聋 (to deceive or mislead)