怩 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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ní

shy

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

Components

忄 Meaning component

xin, xīn

heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

尼 Sound component

ní

Buddhist nun

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

ní

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

Most common words with 怩

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
*nr[əj]	nrij	ní	ashamed

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

4766th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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