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Chinese symbol for “grumble”

噜
lū
Traditional: 嚕
grumble; chatter

The closest CC-CEDICT match for grumble is 噜 (lū), defined as: grumble; chatter.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

噜 lū
verbose, talkative; mumbling
radical 30 ⼝ · 15 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “grumble”

WordPinyinMeaning
诉苦 (訴苦)sù kǔto grumble; to complain
叽 (嘰)jīgrumble
磨豆腐mò dòu futo grumble; to chatter away incessantly
抱怨bào yuànto complain; to grumble
埋怨mán yuànto complain; to grumble (about)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 噜.

WordPinyinMeaning
咕噜 (咕嚕)gū lu(onom.) to rumble (of a stomach); to coo (of a dove)
打呼噜 (打呼嚕)dǎ hū luto snore
呼噜 (呼嚕)hū lū(onom.) sound of snoring, wheezing, or a cat purring
叽里咕噜 (嘰里咕嚕)jī li gū lūsee 叽哩咕噜 (jī li gū lū)
呼噜噜 (呼嚕嚕)hū lū lū(onom.) to snore; wheezing
噜苏 (嚕囌)lū sūsee 啰唆 (luō suo)

See also: Japanese symbol for “grumble”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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