嗯

嗯 · ǹg · en

final particle

Entry ↗

Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

final particle

Mandarin
ǹg · en
Cantonese
ng6

Unihan definitions and selected character readings. Read the word to establish its pronunciation in context.

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+55EF
Radical
口 · 30
Strokes
13 · Unihan
Residual
10

Source record · Unihan 17.0. Individual senses and historical claims have not yet been reviewed by zimai.

Stroke order

13 strokes
嗯
Strokes
13
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

13 strokes in writing order. Play to watch them, or Step through one at a time.

Modern stroke order; regional conventions can differ. Stroke medians: Make Me a Hanzi via HanziLookupJS, drawn as an even pen line.

Graphical structure

⿰口恩(GHT)
How to read these symbols

⿰ left–right · ⿱ above–below · ⿻ overlap. Dotted boxes indicate positions, not missing characters. Each symbol describes the components that follow it; nested symbols describe a component in more detail. Source codes identify alternative analyses, not a writing sequence or an etymology.

BabelStone IDS · 2025-06-27. Region tags are preserved; 〾 marks approximation and {n} identifies an unencoded source component. These describe graphical structure, not historical derivation.

Words & connections

Words using 嗯

Character connections

No reverse component match in this collection.

History & distinctions

Related forms

No simplified/traditional variant property is retained for this record.

Sources & reference

Evidence & next depth

Source editions & exact scope ↗
Retained Unihan properties
kMandarin
ǹg en
kCantonese
ng6
kDefinition
final particle
kTotalStrokes
13
kRSUnicode
30.10
kTGH
2013:5467

Readings across dictionaries

Hanyu Da Zidian
ńg,ń,ňg,ň,ǹg,ǹ 10668.030
Xiandai Hanyu · 1983
ń 0811.010 · ň 0811.020 · ǹ 0811.030 · ńg 0826.010 · ňg 0826.020 · ǹg 0826.030
Tongyong Guifan · 2013
ńg 264.050 · ňg 264.060 · ǹg 264.070
Reading counts · XDHYPLCD
ń(48) ň(48) ǹ(48) ńg(48) ňg(48) ǹg(48)
Mandarin / Cantonese · SMSZD
ń,ńg粵ng2 ň,ňg粵ng2 ǹ,ǹg粵ng6
Small numbers locate dictionary entries; 粵 introduces Cantonese. Includes rare or historical readings. Source notation ↗

Reference desk

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
4dictionary records using 嗯0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿰ Left / right

Shape description
口 beside 恩 · the shape used in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan
Source notation ^⿰口恩$(GHT)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰口恩$(GHT)

All alternatives are retained. Only the first description drives component search and graphical links. Counts describe this snapshot, not frequency. Evidence and method.