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Pronunciation family

Chinese characters for “ni”

26 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.

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First tone

nī

妮

nī

maid, servant girl

8 strokes

Second tone

ní

泥

ní

mud, earth, clay

8 strokes · HSK 3.0 L6

Buddhist nun

mud, mire

timid, shy

feeble, tiny, young and weak

niobium

lion, wild beast

rainbow

salamander

salamander

Third tone

nǐ

你

nǐ

you

7 strokes · HSK 3.0 L1

拟

nǐ

to draft, to plan

7 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9

romantic

to draft, to plan

Fourth tone

nì

逆

nì

to disobey, to rebel

9 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9

disobedient

close, intimate

to hide

to spoil, to pamper, to indulge

13 strokes

睨

nì

to glare at, to look askance, to squint

greasy, oily, smooth

close, intimate

greasy, oily, smooth

Neutral tone

袮

thee, thou

10 strokes

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Words using this pronunciation family

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you

hello

you

imitation

mud

cement

to cover up

muddy

quagmire

earth

Chinese characters for “ni”

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