懂中文 Dong Chinese

尼

ní

Buddhist nun

Original meaning: 

stop; approach

Depicts one person (匕) carrying another person (尸) on their back. Based on the original meaning "stop; approach". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components
尸 iconic component

尸  Iconic component

shī

  

sitting person

匕 iconic component

匕  Iconic component

bǐ

  

spoon, (person)

Evolution

尼 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
尼 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
尼 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

尼  

ní

Buddhist nun; transliteration; (often used in phonetic spellings)

Most common words with 尼
Freq.
Word
Meaning

尼

Buddhist nun

尼玛

Nyima county, Tibetan: Nyi ma rdzong in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地區|那曲地区[Nà​qǔ​dì​qū], central Tibet

索尼

Sony

印尼

Indonesia (abbr. for 印度尼西亞|印度尼西亚)

丹尼

Danny (name)

Component uses

Sound component in 9 characters (2 verified)

呢 妮 泥 昵 伲 怩 旎 铌 坭