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泥
ní
1. mud
2. clay
3. paste
4. pulp
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

泥
ní
mud, earth, clay; plaster, paste
HSK 6 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

印泥
yìnní
red ink paste used for seal
封泥
fēngní
sealing clay
拘泥
jūnì
to be a stickler for formalities
枣泥
zǎoní
jujube paste
水泥
shuǐní
cement
HSK 6
污泥
wūní
mud
泥刀
nídāo
trowel
泥古
nìgǔ
stick-in-the-mud
泥土
nítǔ
earth
泥坑
níkēng
mud pit
泥子
nìzi
putty (used by plumbers and glaziers)
泥孩
níhái
clay doll
泥守
nìshǒu
stubborn and conservative
泥封
nífēng
to seal jars etc with mud, clay or lute
泥岩
níyán
mudstone
泥巴
níbā
mud
泥沙
níshā
silt
泥沼
nízhǎo
swamp
泥淖
nínào
mud
泥浆
níjiāng
slurry

Alternate Entries

泥
nì
restrained

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,498
Word Frequency Rank
2,304 of 84,292

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