The Chinese Radical: 尼


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Meaning
Buddhist nun    尼

Explanation (often used in phonetic spellings)

Used in these characters:
HSK 1
End-particle: "What about...?", "And...?", "okay?"
ne, ní
Left: Mouth 口, right: buddhist nun 尼 (buttocks from side 尸, to sit 匕)
May the mouth of a Buddhist nun (talk)? ..and what about?  
HSK 6
mud, clay, paste, pulp
ní, nì
Left: water 氵, right: nun 尼 (buttock from the side 尸, sitting person 匕)
The water, in which the nun is sitting, is muddy.  
no HSK
Buddhist nun, (often used in phonetic spellings)

Buttock from the side 尸, sitting person 匕
Sitting on her buttocks is the nun.  
no HSK
girl, phonetic "ni" (in girl's name)

Left woman 女, right: Buddist nun 尼 (buttock from the side 尸, sitting person 匕)
A woman, sitting like a nun, is: a girl.  

Radicals are shown here that are similar either in appearance or meaning.




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