嗯
ńg
HSK 6
(a groaning sound)
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
嗯 has 口 mouth as its meaning part and 恩 ēn as its sound part. It first meant an exclamation of doubt. The grunt meaning 'okay' or 'yes' was borrowed for its sound, in both the en and èn readings.
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