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尼
ní
1. Buddhist nun
2. (often used in phonetic spellings)
Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 5 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

尼
ní
Buddhist nun; used in transliterations
5 丶

Compound Words (20)

丹尼
Dānní
Danny (name)
仲尼
Zhòngní
courtesy name for Confucius [[孔夫子<Kǒngfūzǐ>]]
僧尼
sēngní
(Buddhist) monks and nuns
切尼
Qiēní
Cheney (name)
卓尼
Zhuóní
Jonê or Zhuoni county in Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture [[甘南藏族自治州<GānnánZàngzúzìzhìzhōu>]], Gansu
印尼
Yìnní
Indonesia (abbr. for [[印度尼西亞|印度尼西亚]])
哈尼
hāní
honey (term of endearment) (loanword)
尼克
Níkè
Nick (name)
尼姆
Nímǔ
Nîmes (city in France)
尼姑
nígū
Buddhist nun
尼康
Níkāng
Nikon corporation
尼采
Nícǎi
Friedrich Nietzsche (1846-1900), German philosopher
尼斯
Nísī
Nice (city in France)
尼日
Nírì
Niger, West Africa (Tw)
尼木
Nímù
Nyêmo county, Tibetan: Snye mo rdzong in Lhasa [[拉薩|拉萨<Lāsà>]], Tibet
尼桑
Nísāng
Nissan, Japanese car make (derived from [[日產]])
尼玛
Nímǎ
Nyima county, Tibetan: Nyi ma rdzong in Nagchu prefecture [[那曲地區|那曲地区<Nàqǔdìqū>]], central Tibet
尼罗
Níluó
the Nile
尼苏
Nísū
Nisu (language)
尼雅
Níyǎ
Niya, ancient kingdom near Khotan in Xinjiang, 1st century BC-4th century AD

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Character Frequency Rank
653
Word Frequency Rank
162 of 84,292

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