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.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “mutter”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 喃喃 | nán nán | (onom.) to mutter; to mumble; to murmur |
| 嘀咕 | dí gu | to mutter; to feel apprehensive |
| 哝 (噥) | nóng | (bound form) to mutter; to mumble |
| 嘟哝 (嘟噥) | dū nong | to 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.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 降低 | jiàng dī | to reduce; to lower; to bring down |
| 低于 (低於) | dī yú | to be lower than |
| 低下 | dī xià | low status; lowly |
| 高低 | gāo dī | height; level; (music) pitch; relative superiority |
| 低头 (低頭) | dī tóu | to bow the head; to yield |
| 低温 (低溫) | dī wēn | low temperature |
| 语言 (語言) | yǔ yán | language; 门 (mén),种 (zhǒng) |
| 语音 (語音) | yǔ yīn | speech 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.