哝 (nóng) · to mutter; to mumble

Meanings

1 to mutter; to mumble

Characters

哝

nóng

to mutter

Examples

HSK 3

你哝哝什么？大声点。

Nǐ nóngnong shénme? Dàshēng diǎn.

What are you mumbling about? Speak up.

HSK 6

他们俩在角落里哝哝个不停。

Tāmen liǎ zài jiǎoluò lǐ nóngnong ge bùtíng.

The two of them kept muttering in a corner.

Tips

usage

A bound character used in the reduplicated 哝哝, which mimics low, indistinct muttering. It does not stand alone.

Components

radical

口 kǒu

mouth

The mouth radical marks this as something done with the mouth, here low murmuring speech.

phonetic

农 nóng

farming; agriculture

Supplies the sound directly: 农 is read nóng, the same phonetic seen in 浓 and 脓.

Stroke Order

哝 nóng

Related Words

咕哝 gūnong #20,011

to mumble / to mutter / to grumble under one's breath

喃喃自语 nánnán-zìyǔ

to mutter to oneself / to mumble under one's breath

念念有词 niànniàn-yǒucí #61,332

to mutter to oneself constantly / to chant under one's breath / to mumble incantations

囔囔 nāngnang #35,052

to mutter; to mumble; to murmur in a low voice

嗫 niè

to move the lips hesitantly; to mumble haltingly

喃 nán #44,610

to mutter / to murmur (in 喃喃)

自言自语 zìyán-zìyǔ HSK 6 #10,081

to talk to oneself; to mutter to oneself

嘟囔 dūnang #22,137

to mutter / to mumble / to grumble under one's breath

支支吾吾 zhīzhīwúwú #39,709

to hem and haw (idiom) / to stammer; mumble evasively / to stall by speaking vaguely

嘀咕 dígu HSK 7-9 #18,646

to mutter / to mumble / to feel apprehensive