膩 meaning and stroke order
Greasy, oily, smooth; bored, tired
How to write 膩, stroke by stroke
16 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 膩
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- greasy
- soft
- unctuous
- intimate
- tired of
How 膩 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Flesh.
⺼ gives the meaning and 貳 hints at the sound.
Radical: ⺼ (meat), shared by 176 characters on this site.
How to remember 膩
The flesh radical ⺼ on the left points to fatty meat, and 貳 (èr) on the right gives the sound. Picture eating a second helping of fatty meat until you feel greasy and fed up.
膩 (nì) describes food that is too oily or rich, and it also means being sick of something after too much of it. It appears in words like 油膩 (yóunì, greasy) and 細膩 (xìnì, smooth, delicate). Example: 這道菜太膩了。(Zhè dào cài tài nì le.) This dish is too greasy.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write the right side as 二 or 式 instead of the full 貳, which has 貝 at the bottom. Also note the fourth tone nì, not the third tone nǐ of 你.
Common words with 膩
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 膩
How many strokes are in 膩?
膩 is written with 16 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 膩 mean?
膩 (nì) means greasy, oily, smooth; bored, tired. A common word with it is 细腻 (xìnì), meaning "(of skin etc) smooth; satiny; delicate; (of a performance, depiction, craftsmanship etc) f".
How do you pronounce 膩?
膩 is pronounced nì, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 膩?
The radical of 膩 is ⺼, which carries the idea of "meat". Dictionaries list 膩 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 膩?
膩 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 腻, used in mainland China and Singapore.
How do you say you are tired of something using 膩?
Use 膩 after a verb with 了, as in 吃膩了 (chī nì le, sick of eating it) or 看膩了 (kàn nì le, tired of watching it). It suggests you have had too much of something.
Is 細膩 only used for skin?
No. 細膩 (xìnì) can describe smooth skin or texture, but it also praises delicate, detailed work, such as a performance, writing, or craftsmanship.