Memory phrase for the character: 尼

尼

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Meaning

Buddhist nun, (often used in phonetic spellings)

Pronunciation

ní

Explanation

 Buttock from the side 尸, sitting person 匕

Mnemonic
 
Sitting on her buttocks is the nun.

Radicals

尼 Buddhist nunThe person sitting on her butt 匕 is a nun 尸.
尸 buttocks in side viewThis radical has actually the meaning: corpse 尸. But due to its use in tail 尾, urine 尿, or flatulence 屁, it is considered to generally mean 'buttocks'.
匕 spoon, ladleThis character means: Spoon. - In the explanations it is typically used as a sitting person. (Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting cross-legged 夂, lying , kneeling ⺈, skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫)




 Vocabulary

罗马尼亚 Luó mǎ ní yà  Romania
马噶尔尼 Mǎ gá ěr ní  Earl George Macartney (1737-1806), leader of British mission to Qing China in 1793; Paul McCartney, former Beatle
马噶尔尼使团 Mǎ gá ěr ní shǐ tuán  the Macartney mission to Qing China in 1793
马噶尔尼使团 Mǎ gá ěr ní shǐ tuán  
释迦牟尼 Shì jiā móu ní  Siddhartha Gautama (the historical Buddha)
释迦牟尼佛 Shì jiā móu ní fó  Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya); Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism
陀罗尼 tuó luó ní  incantation (Sanskrit: dharani); religious chant (promoting virtue and obstructing evil)
尼泊尔 Ní bó ěr  Nepal
僧尼 sēng ní  nun
慕尼黑 Mù ní hēi  München or Munich, capital of Bavaria, Germany
坦桑尼亚 Tǎn sāng ní yà  Tanzania
坦桑尼亚 Tǎn sāng ní yà  

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