Dong Chinese dictionary

ní, nì

mud

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 尼 represents the sound.

Components

氵 Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

尼 Sound component

ní

Buddhist nun

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

ní

mud, mire; earth, clay; plaster; mud; clay; paste; pulp

nì

restrained

Most common words with 泥

Sources