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尼

ní

Definition

(Buddhist) nun
(often used in phonetic spellings)

Character Decomposition

Compounds (10)

and you? ; particle to return a question; particle indicating continuation of state or action (often used with 在); particle indicating strong affirmation (used at the end of a declarative sentence); question particle (for subjects already mentioned); interrogative final; empathic final; question tag

woolen material

mud; clay; paste; pulp

restrained

girl; phonetic "ni" (in female names); Taiwan pr. [ni2]

niobium (chemistry)

fluttering of flags

shy; timid; bashful; to look ashamed

(dialect) I; my; we; our

(tree); to stop

Related words (23)

nylon (loanword)

nicotine (loanword)

negro (loanword)

ní lóng dā kòu

nylon buckle; velcro

(Buddhist) monks and nuns

honey (term of endearment) (loanword)

(female usage) older sister (loanword from Korean "eonni")

pfennig (monetary unit) (loanword)

damping

carnitine (loanword) (biochemistry)

brownie (pastry) (loanword)

bikini (loanword)

mankini (loanword)

(chemistry) aniline (loanword)

incantation (Sanskrit: dharani); religious chant (promoting virtue and obstructing evil)

martini (loanword)

pán ní xī lín

penicillin (loanword)

ammonia (loanword)

fēng zǔ ní qì

wind damper (engineering)

布尼亞病毒

bù ní yà bìng dú

the bunyaviridae family of viruses

阿摩尼亞水

ā mó ní yà shuǐ

ammonia solution

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