聪
cōng
(literary) acute (of hearing)
(bound form) clever; intelligent; sharp
这个孩子很聪明，学什么都很快。
zhè ge hái zi hěn cōng míng, xué shén me dōu hěn kuài。
This child is very clever; whatever they study, they pick it up quickly.
她从小就聪慧过人，大家都很喜欢她。
tā cóng xiǎo jiù cōng huì guò rén, dà jiā dōu hěn xǐ huān tā。
She has been sharper than others since she was little, and everyone likes her very much.
Words with 聪
事后聪明
shì hòu cōng ming
wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
冰雪聪明
bīng xuě cōng ming
(idiom) exceptionally intelligent
失聪
shī cōng
to go deaf; to lose one's hearing
小聪明
xiǎo cōng ming
clever-clever
机关算尽太聪明，反算了卿卿性命
jī guān suàn jìn tài cōng ming , fǎn suàn le qīng qīng xìng mìng
if one is too calculating, it will be the cause of one's own undoing (famous line in "A Dream of Red Mansions" 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4])
自作聪明
zì zuò cōng míng
(idiom) to think oneself clever
绝顶聪明
jué dǐng cōng ming
highly intelligent; brilliant
耍小聪明
shuǎ xiǎo cōng ming
to get smart
耳聪目明
ěr cōng mù míng
sharp ears and keen eyes (idiom)
聪慧
cōng huì
bright; intelligent
聪敏
cōng mǐn
bright; sharp; quick-witted
聪明
cōng ming
intelligent; clever; bright