Meaning
blacken
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “nie” becomes a different word in each tone. 涅 is the 4th 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
- 入涅rù nièto enter nirvana (Buddhism)
- 涅白niè báiopaque white
- 涅石niè shíalumen; alunite (TCM)
- 羽涅yǔ nièalumen; alunite (TCM)
- 涅槃niè pán(Buddhism) (loanword from Sanskrit) to achieve nirvana (extinction of desire and pain); to die
Example Sentence
“涅槃”原是佛教用语，比喻获得新生。“Niè pán” yuán shì fó jiào yòng yǔ, bǐ yù huò dé xīn shēng.The word nirvana was originally a Buddhist term, used to mean rebirth.
“涅“Niè(literary) to dye black槃pán”wooden tray”原yuán(Japanese surname) Hara是shìis佛教fó jiàoBuddhism用语yòng yǔchoice of words，比喻bǐ yùto compare获得huò déto obtain新生xīn shēngnew。