<p>噷 is not the one you are looking for. </p>

<p>In Chinese, we usually say 嗯.  </p>

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2019-11-29T23:51:56.420Z
@RayButterworth Yeah, it has other meanings and pronounciations as well.
dan
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2019-11-30T05:14:07.547Z
Can I directly use that character in my example sentence? Like: 嗯......，这该怎么办呢？
CipherBot
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2019-11-30T06:49:50.187Z
@CipherBot Yes, you can
dan
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2019-11-30T06:53:14.157Z
@CipherBot Or, 额....., mmmm... can also work.
dan
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2019-12-03T10:48:45.770Z
@RayButterworth 嗯 have more than 3 pronunciations. Including ǹg, ńg, ňg, ǹ, ń, ň according to dictionary. Notice that the tone is write above letter n, and there is no letter e in the pinyin. (Most pinyin IME did require typing `en` instead of `n`, but `n` is the correct way to write its pinyin.)
tsh
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2019-12-03T13:56:33.710Z
@tsh, interesting.  [嗯 - Wiktionary](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%97%AF) agrees with you.  But the Perapera Chinese Popup browser extension that I looked at is completely different (ēn, èn, and en).
Ray Butterworth
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dan
<p>I'm looking for a way to express "hmmn" as in "hmnn... what should I do?" when I stumbled upon 噷. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_exclamative_particles#cite_note-22" rel="nofollow noreferrer">In wikipedia</a>, it says that it is a way to 'indicate thinking' but in <a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E5%99%B7" rel="nofollow noreferrer">baidu</a>, it doesn't appear to have that kind of meaning but rather conveys a sense of dissatisfaction or in a joking manner.</p>

<p>Is 噷 a common way to express the act of thinking or is there a better choice? Something like: [  ]..., 这该怎么办呢？</p>

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Is 噷 a common way to express thinking?
# Is 噷 a common way to express thinking?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-11-29)

I'm looking for a way to express "hmmn" as in "hmnn... what should I do?" when I stumbled upon 噷. [In wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_exclamative_particles#cite_note-22), it says that it is a way to 'indicate thinking' but in [baidu](https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E5%99%B7), it doesn't appear to have that kind of meaning but rather conveys a sense of dissatisfaction or in a joking manner.

Is 噷 a common way to express the act of thinking or is there a better choice? Something like: [ ]..., 这该怎么办呢？

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-11-29. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

噷 is not the one you are looking for.

In Chinese, we usually say 嗯.

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: @username_3 Yeah, it has other meanings and pronounciations as well.  
> **username_0**: Can I directly use that character in my example sentence? Like: 嗯......，这该怎么办呢？  
> **username_1**: @username_0 Yes, you can  
> **username_1**: @username_0 Or, 额....., mmmm... can also work.  
> **username_2**: @username_3 嗯 have more than 3 pronunciations. Including ǹg, ńg, ňg, ǹ, ń, ň according to dictionary. Notice that the tone is write above letter n, and there is no letter e in the pinyin. (Most pinyin IME did require typing `en` instead of `n`, but `n` is the correct way to write its pinyin.)  
> **username_3**: @username_2, interesting.  [嗯 - Wiktionary](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%97%AF) agrees with you.  But the Perapera Chinese Popup browser extension that I looked at is completely different (ēn, èn, and en).  

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