喃
mumble in repetition
12 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,423 U+5583
How 喃 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
口 (semantic, “mouth”) + 南 (phonetic, nán)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 南
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 南 (nán) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 南 sound component | nán | south; southern; southward |
| 献 | xiàn | to offer, to present; to show, to display |
| 楠 | nán | Machilus nanmu |
| 腩 | nǎn | brisket, ribs; belly meat |
| 罱 | lǎn | fishing net |
| 蝻 | nǎn | immature locust |
Words containing 喃
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 呢喃细语 | ní nán xì yǔ | whispering in a low voice (idiom); murmuring |
| 喃喃自语 | nán nán zì yǔ | to mumble to oneself |
| 喃字 | nán zì | Vietnam characters (like Chinese characters but native to Vietnam) |
| 呋喃西林 | fū nán xī lín | furacilinum (loanword) |
| 呢喃 | ní nán | (onom.) twittering of birds; whispering; murmuring |
| 吡喃 | bǐ nán | pyran (chemistry) (loanword) |
| 喃喃 | nán nán | (onom.) to mutter; to mumble; to murmur |
| 呋喃 | fū nán | furan (furfuran, used in making nylon) (loanword) |