Chinese symbol for “murmuring”
呢喃
ní nán
(onom.) twittering of birds; whispering; murmuring
The closest CC-CEDICT match for murmuring is 呢喃 (ní nán), defined as: (onom.) twittering of birds; whispering; murmuring.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “murmuring”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 呢喃.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 花呢 | huā ní | fancy suiting |
| 呢子 | ní zi | dense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets) |
| 格子呢 | gé zi ní | checked woolen fabric; plaid |
| 制服呢 | zhì fú ní | (textiles) uniform coating; durable, warm fabric used for uniforms |
| 华达呢 (華達呢) | huá dá ní | (loanword) gabardine |
| 喃喃 | nán nán | (onom.) to mutter; to mumble; to murmur |
| 喃喃自语 (喃喃自語) | nán nán zì yǔ | to mumble to oneself |
| 呋喃 | fū nán | furan (furfuran, used in making nylon) (loanword) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “murmuring”.
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.