尼(ní): Buddhist nun
HSK 7-95 strokes
Buddhist nun
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- ní
- Meaning
- Buddhist nun; (often used in phonetic spellings)
- Strokes
- 5
- HSK level
- HSK 7-9
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 尼 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 尼 step by step
5 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 尼
Common words using 尼 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
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