尼 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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

shī

sitting person

匕 Iconic component

bǐ

spoon, (person)

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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[Nàqǔdìqū], central Tibet
	索尼	Sony
	印尼	Indonesia (abbr. for 印度尼西亞\|印度尼西亚)
	丹尼	Danny (name)