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Chinese symbol for “mumble”

念念有词
niàn niàn yǒu cí
Traditional: 念念有詞
to mumble; to mutter to oneself

The closest CC-CEDICT match for mumble is 念念有词 (niàn niàn yǒu cí), defined as: to mumble; to mutter to oneself.

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

念 niàn
to think of, to recall; to study
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes
念
念 niàn
to think of, to recall; to study
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes
有 yǒu
to have, to own, to possess; to exist
radical 74 ⽉ · 6 strokes
词 cí
phrase, expression; words, speech
radical 149 ⾔ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “mumble”

WordPinyinMeaning
喃喃nán nán(onom.) to mutter; to mumble; to murmur
哝 (噥)nóng(bound form) to mutter; to mumble
咕哝 (咕噥)gū nongto murmur; to mumble
支支吾吾zhī zhī wú wúto hem and haw; to stall
嗫嚅 (囁嚅)niè rúto stammer; to mumble

Related words

Other words that share a character with 念念有词.

WordPinyinMeaning
概念gài niànconcept; idea
纪念 (紀念)jì niànto commemorate; to honor the memory of; memento; keepsake; souvenir
观念 (觀念)guān niànnotion; thought
理念lǐ niànidea; concept
信念xìn niànfaith; belief
想念xiǎng niànto miss; to remember with longing
没有 (沒有)méi yǒuhaven't; hasn't
所有suǒ yǒuall; to have; to possess; to own
歌词 (歌詞)gē císong lyric; lyrics

See also: Japanese symbol for “mumble”.

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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