níng
noun #27,719

Meanings

  1. 1 lemon (shortened form of 柠檬)
  2. 2 citrus (in compounds)

Examples

Tā xǐhuan hē níng shuǐ, qīngshuǎng jiě kě.
She likes drinking lemon water; it's refreshing and quenches thirst.
Zhè bēi chá lǐ jiā le yī piàn níng.
A slice of lemon was added to this cup of tea.

Tips

usage
is a shorthand for 柠檬 (níngméng, lemon), used in casual speech and in the names of lemon-flavored drinks. It rarely appears alone in formal writing, where 柠檬 is preferred.

Stroke Order

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