聪 cōng quick at hearing; wise; clever

Made up of [耳 ěr ear radical 128, 心 xīn heart radical 61]
Alternative traditional form of character: 聰
Made with 15 strokes.

The idea of clerness can be thought as coming from being quick after hearing, hence the 'ear' radical

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Also uses 耳 ěr component: 取 qǔ (to take) 闻 wén (to hear)
Also uses 心 xīn component: 必 bì (certainly) 德 dé (virtue) ; 怎 dìng (how) ; 恶 è (evil) ; 念 niàn (to read) ; 您 nín (you (polite)) ; 思 sī (to think) ; 忘 wàng (to forget) ; 想 xiǎng (to think) ; 意 yì (idea) ; 愿 yuàn (to hope) ; 志 zhì (aspiration)

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从 cóng (from)

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