懂中文 Dong Chinese

訥

nè

slow of speech

Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 内 represents the sound.

Components
言 meaning component

言  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

内 sound component

内  Sound component

nèi

  

inside

Evolution

訥 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
訥 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

讷 (訥) 

nè

slow of speech; mumble; stammer; to speak slowly; inarticulate

Most common words with 訥
Freq.
Word
Meaning

讷

inarticulate

木讷

slow-speeched

讷河

Nehe county level city in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qí​qí​hā​'ěr], Heilongjiang

讷讷

mumbling

讷河市

Nehe county level city in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qí​qí​hā​'ěr], Heilongjiang