泥 (ní) — mud; clay; paste/pulp
Definition
泥 is wet, soft earth — the wet mud you see after rain or in a riverbed. For dry soil or dirt use 土; for the general earth/dirt word (dry or wet) use 泥土.
noun
mudclaypaste/pulp
Examples
- 泥。Yǔ hòu lù shang yǒu hěn duō ní.After the rain, there is a lot of mud on the road.
- 泥。Tā yòng ní zuò le yí gè huā píng.He made a vase out of clay.
- 。Tā xǐ huan chī tǔ dòu ní.He likes to eat mashed potatoes.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
The left side is 氵, the water part; the right side is 尼, which gives the sound.
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