嗯 (en) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order

en interjection indicating agreement or appreciation 13 strokes · Radical 口 (mouth) · HSK 4 recognition character (认读字)

👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 嗯 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Pronunciation & meaning

Pronounced en.

interjection indicating agreement or appreciation

Stroke Order & Practice

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嗯 — 13 strokes, numbered in writing order. 笔顺图（数字为下笔顺序）。

Decomposition

嗯 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.

嗯 =

口 left mouth

恩 right kindness

Radical

The radical of 嗯 is 口 — meaning mouth. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.

Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: 品吹台否另各味喊咳呼命售.

How the character is built

嗯 is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component 口 (mouth) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component 恩 originally indicated the sound.

HSK 4 Words Containing 嗯

嗯 ǹg uh-huh; mm (agreement)

嗯，我同意你的看法。

Ǹg, wǒ tóngyì nǐ de kànfǎ.

Hmm, I agree with your view.

FAQ

What does 嗯 mean in Chinese?

嗯 (en) means interjection indicating agreement or appreciation. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).

How many strokes does 嗯 have?

嗯 is written in 13 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.

What is the radical of 嗯?

The radical of 嗯 is 口 (mouth). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 品, 吹, 台, 否, 另.

What is the pinyin for 嗯?

嗯 is pronounced en.

What HSK 4 words use 嗯?

In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 嗯 appears in 1 word, including 嗯 (ǹg). See the full list above.