泥(ní)

HSK 68 strokes
Readingsnínì

mud

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Character information

Pinyin
ní / nì
Meaning
mud; clay; paste; pulp
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 泥 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵尼

In this compound, the meaning comes from 氵 (water); 尼 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

氵shuǐ尼ní

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 泥 step by step

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

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Words with 泥

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

shuǐ水ní泥
HSK 6

cement

Open 水泥 page →
ní泥tǔ土
HSK 7-9

earth; soil; mud; clay

Open 泥土 page →
ní泥tán潭
HSK 7-9

quagmire

Open 泥潭 page →
yìn印ní泥

red ink paste used for seal

Open 印泥 page →
fēng封ní泥

sealing clay; lute

Open 封泥 page →
cǎi彩ní泥

playdough

Open 彩泥 page →
jū拘nì泥

to be a stickler for formalities

Open 拘泥 page →
zǎo枣ní泥

jujube paste

Open 枣泥 page →

Related characters

More HSK 6 characters

丧串乌乳予井亡仓

From 泥’s common words

水土潭印封彩拘枣

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