讷

nè

to speak slowly · inarticulate

Radical: 讠 Strokes: 6

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Level 2 character

Same radical

语说论词计诗调话记识议谢

Same radical

语说论词计诗调话记识议谢谈证谋

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Character Decomposition

讷=讠+内

Etymology

speech

Meanings

to speak slowly

inarticulate

nè

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Words with 讷 40 total

(literary) inarticulate口讷kǒu nè wooden and slow of speech · slow-speeched · inarticulate · unsophisticated木讷mù nè (of speech) indistinct · mumbling · hesitating讷讷nè nè clumsy in speech · tongue tied讷涩nè sè overcautious · conservative and dull in conversation迂讷yū nè

Idioms with 讷 6 total Chain

resolute and taciturn (idiom)刚毅木讷gāng yì mù nè honest and unaffected but not talkative (idiom)木讷寡言mù nè guǎ yán