笨 = 竹 + 本

笨 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “foolish”. It is built from 竹 (bamboo) and 本 (root).

Keyword: foolish
Pinyin (Mandarin): bèn
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: foolish, stupid, dull, глупый, тупой, stupid, dull

Decomposition

ids

竹 bamboo
本 root

How to find 笨 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “bamboo” + “root”. 笨 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 笨 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.