| 聪 | cōng | quick at hearing; wise; clever; sharp-witted; intelligent; acute |
| 明 | míng | bright; opposite: dark 暗; (of meaning) clear; to understand; next; public or open; wise; generic term for a sacrifice to the gods; Ming Dynasty (1368-1644); surname Ming; Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神农 Farmer God |
| 一 | yī | one; 1; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) |
| 世 | shì | life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime; epoch; descendant; noble; surname Shi |
| 糊 | hú | congee; making a living; muddled; paste; scorched |
| 糊 | hù | paste; cream |
| 糊 | hū | to paste |
| 涂 | tú | variant of 途; surname Tu; to apply (paint etc); to smear; to daub; to blot out; to scribble; to scrawl; mud (literary) |
| 时 | shí | o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period; surname Shi |
| 聪明 | cōng ming | acute (of sight and hearing); clever; intelligent; bright; smart |
| 一世 | yī shì | generation; period of 30 years; one's whole lifetime; lifelong; age; era; times; the whole world; the First (of named European Kings) |
| 糊涂 | hú tu | muddled; silly; confused |
| 一时 | yī shí | a period of time; a while; for a short while; temporary; momentary; at the same time |
