Chinese symbol for “hmm”
欸
ěi
hmm (used to express disapproval)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for hmm is 欸 (ěi), defined as: hmm (used to express disapproval).
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 欸.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 欸乃 | ǎi nǎi | (onom.) (literary) the creaking of a stern-mounted oar |
See also: Japanese symbol for “hmm”.
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.