昵
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familiar; intimate; to approach
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,468 U+6635
How 昵 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
日 (semantic, “sun”) + 尼 (phonetic, ní)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 尼
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 尼 (ní) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尼 sound component | ní | Buddhist nun; used in transliterations |
| 泥 | ní | mud, earth, clay; plaster, paste |
| 呢 | ne | wool; interrogative or emphatic final particle |
| 妮 | nī | maid, servant girl; cute girl |
| 怩 | ní | timid, shy; bashful, ashamed |
| 旎 | nǐ | romantic; the fluttering of a flag |
| 伲 | nì | we (Shanghai dialect) |
| 坭 | ní | mud, mire; to paste, to plaster |
| 铌 | ní | niobium |
Words containing 昵
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 昵比 | nì bǐ | intimate |
| 爱昵 | ài nì | intimate; loving |
| 昵爱 | nì ài | to love dearly; intimacy; close love |
| 亲昵 | qīn nì | intimate |
| 昵称 | nì chēng | nickname; diminutive; term of endearment; to nickname |
| 亵昵 | xiè nì | disrespectful; overly familiar |
| 狎昵 | xiá nì | intimate; taking liberties; familiar (with a negative connotation) |