尼 — Chinese character
尼
ní
Buddhist nun; used in transliterations
- Pinyin
- ní
- Radical
- 44 ⼫ (Corpse)
- Strokes
- 5
- Components
- 尸 匕
- Japanese
- 尼 as a kanji
Common words with 尼
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 比基尼 | bǐ jī ní | (loanword) bikini |
| 尼姑 | ní gū | Buddhist nun |
| 哈尼 | hā ní | honey (term of endearment) (loanword) |
| 尼玛 (尼瑪) | ní mǎ | (Internet slang) alternative for 你妈 (nǐ mā); (transcription from Tibetan) the sun |
| 尼龙 (尼龍) | ní lóng | (loanword) nylon |
| 尼特 | ní tè | nit (symbol: nt), unit of luminance (loanword) |
| 芬尼 | fēn ní | pfennig (monetary unit) (loanword) |
| 尼古丁 | ní gǔ dīng | (loanword) nicotine |
| 僧尼 | sēng ní | (Buddhist) monks and nuns |
| 阻尼 | zǔ ní | damping |
| 厄尔尼诺 (厄爾尼諾) | è ěr ní nuò | (meteorology) El Niño |
| 马丁尼 (馬丁尼) | mǎ dīng ní | (loanword) martini |
English words written with 尼
尼 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 6 · Mencius 7 · Zhuangzi 61 · Doctrine of the Mean 2
- Analects 19.22
- Analects 19.23
- Analects 19.24
- Analects 19.25
- Mencius 1A.4
- Mencius 1A.7
- Mencius 1B.16
- Mencius 3A.4
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