entries → 嗯
TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
嗯 character · TOCFL 2 (est.)
嗯 ＝ 口 ＋ 恩
˙ㄣ · en
interjection — uh-huh; mm (assent, or pondering)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

口義mouth — the sound made through it
恩聲ēn — gives the nasal humkindness, below it a heart 心
The mouth (口) hums a closed nasal sound and 恩 ēn carries it. A grunt of agreement set down in writing — 嗯、嗯嗯.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

嘴（口）抿著，喉裡哼一聲——嗯，聽見了。
Lips (口) closed, a hum in the throat — mm, heard you.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)嗯— uh-huh; mm — assent or thinking常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
恩ēnthe sound half — 嗯 sets 口 beside it; 恩 keeps the heart 心 below for kindness唔wúa sibling interjection for the same closed hum