What 訥 means
It describes a way of speaking; the phrase supplies the judgment.
An early Chinese character dictionary, 說文解字, glosses 訥 as “speech is difficult.” The Analects, a classic Chinese collection of teachings, uses 君子欲訥於言而敏於行 to pair cautious speech with prompt action. In Japanese, 木訥 describes a plain, not-talkative manner.
Literary and classical; most natural in fixed compounds or quotations.
Alone, it can describe halting speech and sound unflattering, not simply mean “quiet.”
Who writes 訥
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Related characters
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Combination ideas
3Cautious speech, quick action; restraint in words paired with prompt conduct.
Firm, determined, and sparing in speech; a Confucian ideal.
In Japanese, a plain, not-talkative manner.
Questions people ask
1Why does 訥 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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How to type or find 訥
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- 訥 meaning · 訥言敏行 · 讷 · 木訥 · 剛毅木訥
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
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HTML
訥CSS
\8A25Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
訥
HTML hex
訥
CSS content
content: "\8A25";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E8%A8%A5
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On screen
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Code points
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JS .length
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UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.