Character: 笨
Modern (Beijing) reading: bèn
Preclassic Old Chinese: bǝ̄rʔ
Classic Old Chinese: bǝ̄́n
Western Han Chinese: bǝ̄́n
Eastern Han Chinese: bǝ̄́n
Early Postclassic Chinese: bǝ̄́n
Middle Postclassic Chinese: bǝ̄́n
Late Postclassic Chinese: bǝ̄́n
Middle Chinese: bón
English meaning : rough, dull, stupid [Song/Qing]
Russian meaning[s]: 1) грубый (напр. о работе); 2) неуклюжий, неловкий; негибкий; 3) негодный; 4) тупой; глупый
Comments: For *b cf. Xiamen pun6, Fuzhou poŋ6. Also read *pǝ̄rʔ, MC pón (FQ 布忖) id. Since the character is late, OC *-nʔ is also possible. Another attested meaning is 'bamboo root', probably a loan usage for 本 *pǝ̄rʔ 'root'.
Radical: 118
Four-angle index: 5298
