= ni + Ø2
Buddhist nun / (often used in phonetic spellings)
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How to pronounce 尼

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.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ Ø2 final

In the space station’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

尼 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
= bi + Ø3
dagger / ladle / ancient type of spoon
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shī = sh + Ø1
person representing the dead (during burial ceremonies) / to put a corpse on display (after execution) / variant of 屍|尸[shi1] / corpse
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shī = sh + Ø1
corpse
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Characters with 尼 as component

= ni + Ø3
(tree) / to stop
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= ni + Ø2
self-sown rice
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= ni + Ø4
early-maturing rice
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Words with 尼

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Nice (city in France)
Venice / Venezia

Sentences with 尼

尼 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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Buddhist nun / (often used in phonetic spellings)

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