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The character "哝" has a history primarily connected to its function as a phonetic loan and its role within disyllabic words. Its traditional form is "噥", structured with the mouth radical "口" on the left, indicating a relation to sound or speech, and "農" serving as a phonetic component on the right. Originally, the character "農" carried connotations of thickness or density, which influenced the early semantic field of "噥", allowing it to describe things that were dense or rich, such as flavors or aromas. Over time, this meaning faded, and the character became almost exclusively used in the reduplicated term "噥噥" or later "哝哝", which evokes the sound of soft, continuous, and often indistinct murmuring or speaking in a low voice. The simplification to "哝" retained the mouth radical but replaced the complex phonetic with the simpler "农", maintaining its core association with muffled vocalization while streamlining its written form.
Example Sentences Hide
他在咕哝着什么。
老人咕哝着走开了。
早上他一直在咕哝。
你听见他在咕哝吗？
他因为生气而咕哝。
她咕哝着抱怨天气太热。
他一边看书一边咕哝，似乎不太满意。
他们在角落里哝哝私语。