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Chinese symbol for “stuttering”

磕磕巴巴
kē kē bā bā
stammering; stuttering; not speaking fluently

The closest CC-CEDICT match for stuttering is 磕磕巴巴 (kē kē bā bā), defined as: stammering; stuttering; not speaking fluently.

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

磕 kē
to collide, to hit, to knock, to tap
radical 112 ⽯ · 15 strokes
磕
磕 kē
to collide, to hit, to knock, to tap
radical 112 ⽯ · 15 strokes
巴 bā
to desire, to wish for
radical 49 ⼰ · 4 strokes
巴
巴 bā
to desire, to wish for
radical 49 ⼰ · 4 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 磕磕巴巴.

WordPinyinMeaning
磕头 (磕頭)kē tóuto kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)
磕碰kē pèngto knock against; to bump into
磕磕绊绊 (磕磕絆絆)kē ke bàn bànbumpy (of a road); limping (of a person)
死磕sǐ kē(coll.) to fight to the death
磕CPkē CP(slang) to ship a fictional couple; to enthusiastically support a romantic pairing; also pr. [ke4 CP]
磕磕kē kē(onom.) knocking
巴士bā shìbus (loanword); motor coach
鸡巴 (雞巴)jī badick; penis (vulgar)
嘴巴zuǐ bamouth (张 (zhāng)); slap in the face

See also: Japanese symbol for “stuttering”.

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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