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Chinese symbol for “murmur”

潺潺
chán chán
murmur; babble (sound of water)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for murmur is 潺潺 (chán chán), defined as: murmur; babble (sound of water).

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

潺 chán
the sound of flowing water
radical 85 ⽔ · 15 strokes
潺
潺 chán
the sound of flowing water
radical 85 ⽔ · 15 strokes

Other Chinese words for “murmur”

WordPinyinMeaning
咕哝 (咕噥)gū nongto murmur; to mumble
喃喃nán nán(onom.) to mutter; to mumble; to murmur
囔囔nāng nangto murmur; to speak in a low voice
𮙋 (讟)dúto murmur; to slander
低吟dī yínto chant softly; to murmur

See also: Japanese symbol for “murmur”.

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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