呆(dāi)

HSK 57 strokes

foolish

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Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
dāi
Meaning
foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; variant of 待[dai1]
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 呆 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱口木

One with wooden 木 speech 口

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

口kǒu木mù

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 呆 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 呆

Common words using 呆 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

chī痴dāi呆
HSK 7-9

stupid; dull

Open 痴呆 page →
mù目dèng瞪kǒu口dāi呆
HSK 7-9

(idiom) dumbstruck; stupefied; stunned

Open 目瞪口呆 page →
dāi呆zhù住

to be dumbfounded; to be astonished

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dāi呆shǎ傻

stupid; foolish; dull-witted

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dāi呆zǐ子

fool; sucker

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dāi呆bǎn板

stiff

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dāi呆zhì滞

dull

Open 呆滞 page →
dāi呆méng萌

endearingly silly

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From 呆’s common words

痴目瞪口住傻子板

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