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嗯

enèn

3 readings · tap one to hear it

interjection indicating approval, appreciation or agreement

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Old HSK
Level 5
Strokes
13
Radical
口 +10
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
嗯
Common rank
#4,501
Unicode
U+55EF

Formation & memory

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How 嗯 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

口 meaning “mouth” + 恩 sound ( ēn )

Components 口 恩

Words with 嗯

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WordPinyinMeaning
嗯哼 en hēng uh-huh

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 恩 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
恩 sound part ēn kindness, mercy, charity
摁 èn to press with a finger
蒽 ēn anthracene