1. 泥

泥

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  • 1497th most frequent character
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  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 72 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
泥→
氵尼
2Radical
泥→
氵water尸corpse匕spoon
3Graphical
泥→
⺀㇀丨匚乚㇒

Pinyin & Meaning

1. ní (ni2)mud • clay • paste • pulp
2. nì (ni4)restrained

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 泥 ní (ni2)The component 尼 is pronounced as 'ní' (ni2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 泥 ní (ni2)The component 尸 is pronounced as 'shī' (shi1). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for 泥 ní (ni2)The component 匕 is pronounced as 'bǐ' (bi3). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for 泥 nì (ni4)The component 尼 is pronounced as 'ní' (ni2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
5. Pronunciation clue for 泥 nì (ni4)The component 尸 is pronounced as 'shī' (shi1). It has the same pinyin final.
6. Pronunciation clue for 泥 nì (ni4)The component 匕 is pronounced as 'bǐ' (bi3). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

土豆泥 
水泥 
泥土 
泥煤 

Uncommon

拖泥带水 (拖泥帶水)
拘泥 
枣泥 (棗泥)
污泥 
泥巴 
泥沙 
泥沼 
泥淖 
泥浆 (泥漿)
泥潭 
泥泞 (泥濘)
泥石流 
泥鳅 (泥鰍)
淤泥 
烂泥 (爛泥)
烂醉如泥 (爛醉如泥)
草泥马 (草泥馬)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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