喃

nán

n+án·2nd tone

mumble in repetition

Radical: 口 Strokes: 12

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Level 2 character

Same radical

口合名和同台命器古可后司

Same radical

口合名和同台命器古可后司号周品

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Character Decomposition

喃=口+南

Etymology

mouth

Meanings

mumble in repetition

nán

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Words with 喃 12 total

furan (furfuran, used in making nylon) (loanword)呋喃fū nán (onom.) to mutter; to mumble; to murmur喃喃nán nán pyran (chemistry) (loanword)吡喃bǐ nán (onom.) twittering of birds · whispering · murmuring呢喃ní nán Vietnam characters (like Chinese characters but native to Vietnam)喃字nán zì furacilinum (loanword)呋喃西林fū nán xī lín whispering in a low voice (idiom); murmuring呢喃细语ní nán xì yǔ to mumble to oneself喃喃自语nán nán zì yǔ

Idioms with 喃 3 total Chain

to mumble to oneself喃喃自语nán nán zì yǔ whispering in a low voice (idiom); murmuring呢喃细语ní nán xì yǔ

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