泥

ní · nì · nǐ · niè · nìng

mud · clay

Radical: 氵 Strokes: 8

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

海清法流游治河沙江油波深

Same radical

海清法流游治河沙江油波深没活洋

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Character Decomposition

泥=氵+尼

Etymology

water

Meanings

mud

clay

paste

pulp

ní

restrained

nì

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Words with 泥 324 total

sealing clay · lute封泥fēng ní mud · mire烂泥làn ní to be a stickler for formalities · to rigidly adhere to · to cling to · constrained · ill at ease拘泥jū nì (coll.) mud泥巴ní ba

Idioms with 泥 50 total

lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom) · fig. to be principled and incorruptible出淤泥而不染chū yū ní ér bù rǎn