nán

keep talking

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
口 meaning component

  Meaning component

kǒu

  

mouth

南 sound component

  Sound component

nán

  

south

Definitions

 

nán

keep talking, chattering; mumble; mumble in repetition

Most common words with 喃
Freq.
Word
Meaning

喃喃

to mumble

mumble in repetition

呢喃

whispering

喃喃自语

to mumble to oneself

呋喃

furan (furfuran, used in making nylon) (loanword)