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 Uxin or Wushen banner in southwest Ordos prefecture, Inner Mongolia乌讷楚Wū nè chǔ Rhone River, France罗讷河Luó nè Hé Nehe, a county-level city in Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang讷河市Nè hé Shì ungraduated ruler · straight edge木讷老人mù nè lǎo rén resolute and taciturn (idiom)刚毅木讷gāng yì mù nè Chişinău or Chisinau, capital of Moldova基希讷乌Jī xī nè wū honest and unaffected but not talkative (idiom)木讷寡言mù nè guǎ yán

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

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