懂中文 Dong Chinese

怩

ní

shy

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

Components
忄 meaning component

忄  Meaning component

xin, xīn

  

heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

尼 sound component

尼  Sound component

ní

  

Buddhist nun

Evolution

怩 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
怩 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

怩  

ní

shy, timid, bashful; look ashamed; shy; timid; bashful; to look ashamed

Most common words with 怩
Freq.
Word
Meaning

忸怩

bashful

怩

shy

忸忸怩怩

timid