霓 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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ní

rainbow

The child 兒 of a rain cloud 雨

Components

雨 Meaning component

yǔ, yù

rain

兒 Meaning component

ér, r

son

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

ní

rainbow; variegated, colored; secondary rainbow

ní

Japanese cicada; old variant of 霓[ní]

Most common words with 霓

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	霓	Japanese cicada
	霓虹灯	neon lamp (loanword)
	霓虹	rainbow
	霓裳	Nichang, abbr. for the Tang Dynasty song "Raiment of Rainbows and Feathers" 霓裳羽衣曲[Níchángyǔyīqū] or 霓裳羽衣舞[Níchángyǔyīwǔ]

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

3609th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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