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Chinese symbol for “stammer”

口吃
kǒu chī
to stammer; to stutter; Taiwan pr. [kou3ji2]

The closest CC-CEDICT match for stammer is 口吃 (kǒu chī), defined as: to stammer; to stutter; Taiwan pr. [kou3ji2].

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

口 kǒu
mouth; entrance, gate, opening
radical 30 ⼝ · 3 strokes
吃 chī
to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes

Other Chinese words for “stammer”

WordPinyinMeaning
嗫嚅 (囁嚅)niè rúto stammer; to mumble
支支吾吾zhī zhī wú wúto hem and haw; to stall

Related words

Other words that share a character with 口吃.

WordPinyinMeaning
人口rén kǒupopulation; people
出口chū kǒuan exit; 个 (gè)
进口 (進口)jìn kǒuto import; imported
口号 (口號)kǒu hàoslogan; catchphrase
门口 (門口)mén kǒudoorway; gate
入口rù kǒuentrance; to import
吃饭 (吃飯)chī fànto have a meal; to eat
好吃hǎo chītasty; delicious

See also: Japanese symbol for “stammer”.

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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