尼

ní

noun #1,067

Meanings

1 Buddhist nun
2 ni (phonetic)

Characters

Buddhist nun; phonetic element

Examples

她出家当了尼姑。

Tā chūjiā dāng le nígū.

She became a Buddhist nun.

尼泊尔是一个美丽的国家。

Níbó'ěr shì yī gè měilì de guójiā.

Nepal is a beautiful country.

Tips

usage

尼 on its own usually appears as part of compound words: 尼姑 (Buddhist nun), 尼龙 (nylon), or in transliterations like 尼泊尔 (Nepal), 悉尼 (Sydney).

Stroke Order

尼 ní