thầm
Pronunciation
Northern
/tʰə̤m˨˩/
Central
/tʰəm˧˧/
Southern
/tʰəm˨˩/
Listen
in a whisper
Adverb
in a whisper
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2 senses
Meaning
2 senses
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Meaning
2 senses
Sense 1
Adverb
in a whisper Core Actions & Operation
Speaking very softly so that only a few people can hear.
vi Cô ấy nói thầm vào tai tôi.
en She spoke in a whisper into my ear.
Sense 2
Adverb
in secret Descriptive Properties, States & Register Forms
Doing something in a way that is hidden from others.
vi Anh ấy thầm ngưỡng mộ cô ấy.
en He secretly admires her.
Parts
忱
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Parts
忱
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
忱
Candidates by syllable
thầm
忱（諶 / 啿 / 𠽉）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
thảm / thậm / thẫm / thâm …
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Similar
thảm / thậm / thẫm / thâm …
Use
âm thầm / lặng thầm / thì thầm / nói thầm …
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Use
âm thầm / lặng thầm / thì thầm / nói thầm …