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霓
蜺
ní
1. Japanese cicada
2. old variant of [[霓<ní>]]
Uncommon • Top 27% ✏️ 16 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

霓
ní
rainbow; colorful, variegated
16 丶

Compound Words (4)

霓虹
níhóng
rainbow
霓裳
Nícháng
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>]]
霓裳
nícháng
nichang, rainbow colored clothes worn by the Eight Immortals [[八仙<Bāxiān>]]
霓虹灯
níhóngdēng
neon lamp (loanword)

Alternate Entries

霓
ní
secondary rainbow

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Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,608
Word Frequency Rank
22,755 of 84,292

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