内(nèi)

HSK 34 strokesTrad. 內
Readingsnèinà

inside

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Character information

Pinyin
nèi / nà
Meaning
inside; inner; internal; within; interior
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
內

Origin & structure

Where 内 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿻冂人

A man 人  entering a door 冂

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

冂jiōng人rén

Parts are arranged overlaid.

Traditional form 內: A man 入  entering a door 冂

How to write 内 step by step

4 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 内

Common words using 内 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

yǐ以nèi内
HSK 4

within; less than

Open 以内 page →
zhī之nèi内
HSK 5

inside; within

Open 之内 page →
nèi内zài在
HSK 5

inner

Open 内在 page →
nèi内dì地
HSK 6

mainland China (PRC excluding Hong Kong and Macau, but including islands such as Hainan)

Open 内地 page →
nèi内wài外
HSK 6

inside and outside

Open 内外 page →
nèi内xiàng向
HSK 7-9

reserved (personality)

Open 内向 page →
nèi内cún存
HSK 7-9

internal storage

Open 内存 page →
rèn任nèi内

period in office

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以之在地外向存任

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