Meaning
Buddhist nun; (often used in phonetic spellings)
Chinese: 常用于音译；也指尼姑。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ni” becomes a different word in each tone. 尼 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 尼龙ní lóng(loanword) nylon
- 尼特ní tènit (symbol: nt), unit of luminance (loanword)
- 马天尼mǎ tiān ní(loanword) martini
- 比基尼bǐ jī ní(loanword) bikini
- 尼格罗ní gé luónegro (loanword)
Example Sentence
这件衣服是尼龙做的。Zhè jiàn yī fu shì ní lóng zuò de.This piece of clothing is made of nylon.
这Zhèthis件jiànitem衣服yī fuclothes是shìis尼龙ní lóng(loanword) nylon做zuòto make的deof。