泥 (ní): mud; clay; mire

Meanings

氵(water) + 尼 (phonetic) — wet earth

Xià yǔ hòu lù shàng quán shì ní.

The road was covered in mud after the rain.

Háizimen zài wán níbā.

The children are playing with mud.

Zhè zhǒng nítǔ hěn shìhé zhòng huā.

This kind of soil is great for planting flowers.

usage

泥 extends to paste-like substances: 土豆泥 (mashed potatoes), 枣泥 (date paste). 泥巴 (níbā) is the colloquial word for mud.

memory

Water radical 氵 + 尼 (ní, phonetic). Wet earth = mud.

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