dū​nong

mutter

sound of horn tooting

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
Sound component
dōu, dū metropolis

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

nóng, náng whisper Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components

Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
Sound component
nóng agriculture, farming

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

whisper Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
Sound component
nóng agriculture, farming

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangrnuːŋ
nuːŋ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang