= ni + Ø2
Japanese cicada / old variant of 霓[ni2]
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= ni + Ø2
secondary rainbow
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How to pronounce 霓

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ni initial

Ni is for Mistress of Upper and Lower Egypt Nefertiti.

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+ Ø2 final

In the space station’s kitchen.

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霓 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= yu + Ø3
rain / CL:陣|阵[zhen4],場|场[chang2]
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= yu + Ø4
(literary) to rain / (of rain, snow etc) to fall / to precipitate / to wet
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ér = Ø + Ø2
child / son
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non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final
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Characters with 霓 as component

霓 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 霓

Nichang, abbr. for the Tang Dynasty song "Raiment of Rainbows and Feathers" 霓裳羽衣曲[Ni2 chang2 yu3 yi1 qu1] or 霓裳羽衣舞[Ni2 chang2 yu3 yi1 wu3]
nichang, rainbow colored clothes worn by the Eight Immortals 八仙[Ba1 xian1]
neon lamp (loanword)

Sentences with 霓

hóng
xiān
huà
jiā
yáo

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