Chinese symbol for “stutter”
结巴
jiē ba
Traditional: 結巴
to stutter
The closest CC-CEDICT match for stutter is 结巴 (jiē ba), defined as: to stutter.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “stutter”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 口吃 | kǒu chī | to stammer; to stutter; Taiwan pr. [kou3ji2] |
| 唫 | jìn | to stutter; to shut one's mouth |
| 诎 (詘) | qū | to bend; to yield |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 结巴.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 结果 (結果) | jiē guǒ | to bear fruit |
| 结束 (結束) | jié shù | to end; to finish; to conclude |
| 结构 (結構) | jié gòu | structure; composition |
| 结合 (結合) | jié hé | to combine; to link |
| 结婚 (結婚) | jié hūn | to marry; to get married |
| 巴士 | bā shì | bus (loanword); motor coach |
| 鸡巴 (雞巴) | jī ba | dick; penis (vulgar) |
| 嘴巴 | zuǐ ba | mouth (张 (zhāng)); slap in the face |
See also: Japanese symbol for “stutter”.
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.