ǎn

common
verb
interjection
transliteration

Meaning of

唵 means to stuff (grainy or powdery food) into one's mouth; eh?; huh? (expressing surprise or asking for confirmation). Pronounced ǎn.

  • to stuff (grainy or powdery food) into one's mouth
  • eh?; huh? (expressing surprise or asking for confirmation)
  • (in Buddhism) a mantra syllable

Character Info

Radical
Strokes10

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Hái
zi
è饿
le
 
zhuā
jiù
ǎn
le
kǒu
 

The child was hungry and grabbed a handful of rice to stuff into his mouth.

Tiān
tài
le
 
pǎo
dào
bīng
xiāng
biān
ǎn
le
liǎng
kǒu
xuě
 

It was too hot, so he ran to the freezer and stuffed two mouthfuls of snow in his mouth.