dāi

dull, stupid

Depicts the mouth () being stuck and not moving, like wood (), representing someone stupid or expressionless.

Components
口 iconic component

  Iconic component

kǒu

  

mouth

木 iconic component

  Iconic component

  

tree

Definitions

 

dāi

dull; dull-minded, simple, stupid; foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; to stay

Most common words with 呆
Freq.
Word
Meaning

foolish

发呆

to stare blankly

痴呆

imbecility

目瞪口呆

stunned

呆子

fool