暱 meaning and stroke order

nì

Close, intimate; to approach

Strokes15
Pinyinnì
ToneTone 4

How to write 暱, stroke by stroke

15 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 暱

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

nìfourth tone (falling)
  1. familiar
  2. intimate
  3. to approach

How 暱 is built

Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Sun.

日 gives the meaning and 匿 hints at the sound.

Radical: 日 (sun), shared by 116 characters on this site.

Common words with 暱

Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.

WordPinyinMeaningLevel
暱稱nìchēngnickname; diminutive

Questions about 暱

How many strokes are in 暱?

暱 is written with 15 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.

What does 暱 mean?

暱 (nì) means close, intimate; to approach. A common word with it is 昵称 (nìchēng), meaning "nickname; diminutive".

How do you pronounce 暱?

暱 is pronounced nì, in the fourth tone (falling).

What is the radical of 暱?

The radical of 暱 is 日, which carries the idea of "sun". Dictionaries list 暱 under this radical.

What is the simplified form of 暱?

暱 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 昵, used in mainland China and Singapore.