Memory phrase for the character: 讷

讷

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Meaning

speak cautiously or slowly

Pronunciation

 nè

Explanation

 Left: word 讠/言 (=sound waves out of a mouth 口), right: inside 内 (The included 冂 person 人 is inside.)

Mnemonic
 
The words stay inside, when sb.: speaks slowly.

Radicals

讠 wordTraditionally written as 言, which shows sound waves out of a mouth.
内 inside, innerpartical frame 冂 with a person 人 inside.
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 Vocabulary

迂讷 yū nè  overcautious; conservative and dull in conversation
讷涩 nè sè  clumsy in speech; tongue tied
讷涩 nè sè  
讷涩 nè sè  

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