TIL: The Chinese character 聰, meaning intelligent, is comprised of 耳 (ear) + 悤 (smarts).
悤 , in turn, is 囪 (window) and 心 (heart): “a mind as clear and transparent as a window”.
The original meaning was “ears that hear very clearly”.
聰 is composed of 耳 (ear) and 悤 (haste, intelligent). 悤 is formed from a variant of 囪 (chimney, window) and 心 (heart), conveying the idea of a mind as clear and transparent as a window, already…