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旎

nǐ
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 旖旎) charming
  2. 2 soft and beautiful
  3. 3 graceful

Examples

花园里百花盛开，景色旖旎。
Huāyuán lǐ bǎihuā shèngkāi, jǐngsè yǐnǐ.
The garden in full bloom is a gentle, beautiful sight.
小说描写了江南水乡的旖旎风情。
Xiǎoshuō miáoxiě le Jiāngnán shuǐxiāng de yǐnǐ fēngqíng.
The novel describes the soft, tender beauty of a southern water town.

Tips

memory
旎 never stands alone — it pairs with 旖 as 旖旎. Both share the 'fluttering banner' top; picture two flags rippling softly together to recall the 'gentle and lovely' meaning.

Components

radical
方 fāng
square; direction (here: flag pole)
方 with the strokes above forms 㫃, the 'fluttering banner' element and index radical, picturing a flag streaming in the wind.
phonetic
尼 ní
Buddhist nun
尼 on the right gives the sound, close to ní and read here as nǐ. It adds no meaning to the word.

Stroke Order

旎 nǐ