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Translingual
Han character
嗯 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+10, 13 strokes, cangjie input 口田大心 (RWKP), four-corner 66030, composition ⿰口恩)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 204, character 11
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 668, character 3
- Unihan data for U+55EF
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 欭
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*qrils
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| 烟
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*qiːn, *qin
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| 胭
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*qiːn
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| 咽
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*qiːn, *qiːns, *qiːd
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| 恩
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*qɯːn
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| 煾
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*qɯːn
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| 因
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*qin
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| 姻
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*qin
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| 茵
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*qin
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| 鞇
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*qin
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| 氤
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*qin
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| 洇
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*qin
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| 駰
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*qin, *qrin
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| 絪
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*qin
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| 裀
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*qin
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 口 (“mouth”) + phonetic 恩.
Pronunciation 1
Definitions
嗯
- Used as an interjection to express doubt or curiosity.
Pronunciation 2
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): ňg, ň, ěn, ěng, en (ng3, n3, en3, eng3, en5／en0)
- (Zhuyin): ㆭˇ, ㄯˇ, ㄣˇ, ㄥˇ, ˙ㄣ
Definitions
嗯
- Used as an interjection to express surprise.
Pronunciation 3
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): ǹg, ǹ, èn, èng, en (ng4, n4, en4, eng4, en5／en0)
- (Zhuyin): ㆭˋ, ㄯˋ, ㄣˋ, ㄥˋ, ˙ㄣ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): ng6
Definitions
嗯
- Used as an interjection to express agreement or pledge.
- Alternative form of 硬 (yìng)
Pronunciation 4
Definitions
嗯
- (onomatopoeia) A groaning sound.
Compounds