妮 meaning and stroke order
Maid, servant girl; cute girl
How to write 妮, stroke by stroke
8 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 妮
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- girl
- phonetic "ni" (in female names)
- Taiwan pr. [ni2]
How 妮 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Woman.
女 gives the meaning and 尼 hints at the sound.
Radical: 女 (woman), shared by 156 characters on this site.
How to remember 妮
妮 combines 女 (woman) on the left, which gives the meaning, with 尼 (ní) on the right, which gives the sound. Picture a girl (女) whose name sounds like "ni" (尼).
妮 is used mostly in girls' names and in casual words for a girl, such as 妮子 (nīzi), a dialect word for a young girl. It is also common for transliterating foreign female names. Example: 她叫安妮。(Tā jiào Ānnī.) Her name is Annie.
Common mistake: Learners often write 泥 (ní, mud) or 呢 (ne) instead of 妮, because all three share 尼. If it refers to a girl or a female name, use the 女 side.
妮 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 妮
How many strokes are in 妮?
妮 is written with 8 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 妮 mean?
妮 (nī) means maid, servant girl; cute girl.
How do you pronounce 妮?
妮 is pronounced nī, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 妮?
The radical of 妮 is 女, which carries the idea of "woman". Dictionaries list 妮 under this radical.
Is 妮 pronounced nī or ní?
In mainland standard Mandarin it is first tone, nī. In Taiwan it is commonly pronounced with the second tone, ní.
What does 小妮子 mean?
小妮子 (xiǎo nīzi) is an informal, often affectionate way to refer to a young girl or lass. It can sound teasing, so use it with people you know well.