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Chinese symbol for “mutter”

低语
dī yǔ
Traditional: 低語
mutter

The closest CC-CEDICT match for mutter is 低语 (dī yǔ), defined as: mutter.

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

低 dī
low; to lower, to hang; to bend, to bow
radical 9 ⼈ · 7 strokes
语 yǔ
words, language; saying, expression
radical 149 ⾔ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “mutter”

WordPinyinMeaning
喃喃nán nán(onom.) to mutter; to mumble; to murmur
嘀咕dí guto mutter; to feel apprehensive
哝 (噥)nóng(bound form) to mutter; to mumble
嘟哝 (嘟噥)dū nongto mutter; to mumble complaints
叽叽咕咕 (嘰嘰咕咕)jī ji gū gū(onom.) to mutter; to mumble

Related words

Other words that share a character with 低语.

WordPinyinMeaning
降低jiàng dīto reduce; to lower; to bring down
低于 (低於)dī yúto be lower than
低下dī xiàlow status; lowly
高低gāo dīheight; level; (music) pitch; relative superiority
低头 (低頭)dī tóuto bow the head; to yield
低温 (低溫)dī wēnlow temperature
语言 (語言)yǔ yánlanguage; 门 (mén),种 (zhǒng)
语音 (語音)yǔ yīnspeech sounds; pronunciation

See also: Japanese symbol for “mutter”.

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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