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internal

HSK 10
Abstract →Space
nèi
내
Depicts an entrance (入) to go inside a building (冂).
Components
Traditional (內)
入 enter+ 冂 large room =
內 internal
入 Iconic component
rù enter
enter, come in(to), join
冂 Iconic component
jiōng large room
wide
Simplified (内)
人 person+ 冂 large room =
内 inside
人 Iconic component
rén person
man
冂 Iconic component
jiōng large room
wide
Notes
Similar Characters
全 whole汆 to parboil籴 purchase (simp)内 inside (simp)尚 esteem冋 a desert繭 cocoon (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
內
Regular
Modern
Chinese
内 / 內 [nèi]
inside; inner; internal; within; interior
Japanese
内 、 中 うち 同音

noun

  1. inside; within
  2. usually kana while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of
  3. usually kana among; amongst; (out) of; between (as 〜のうち)
  4. usually kana in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success) (also 裡, 裏; as 〜のうちに after a noun representing a state or condition)
  5. within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts
  6. usually kana we; our company; our organization
  7. usually kana one's home; one's family (also 家)
  8. my spouse; my husband; my wife
  9. signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife (in a letter after the husband's name)
  10. archaic imperial palace grounds
  11. archaic emperor

pronoun

  1. usually kana ksb I; me (primarily used by women and children)
内 ない 同音
suffix within ...; inside ...
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (7)
エイズが私が生きているうちに治ることを願っているよ。
I have a dream that AIDS will be cured in my lifetime.
あの少年は店から店を歩いているうちに盗み癖がでてしまった。
The young boy got sticky fingers when he walked into stores.
私の息子二人のうち、一人は教師で、もう一人は医者です。
One of my sons is a teacher, and the other is a doctor.
教会は私の家とあなたの家の中にあります。
The church is between my house and yours.
CHINESE WORDS (200)
内容 [nèi​róng] #1,942
content
国内 [guó​nèi] #5,832
domestic
内心 [nèi​xīn] #1,816
heart
内部 [nèi​bù] #2,395
interior
之内 [zhī​nèi] #2,340
inside
体内 [tǐ​nèi] #2,895
within the body
内裤 [nèi​kù] #2,693
underpants
内衣 [nèi​yī] #3,756
undergarment
在内 [zài​nèi] #7,894
(included) in it
内地 [Nèi​dì] #30,933
mainland China (PRC excluding Hong Kong and Macau, but including islands such as Hainan)
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JAPANESE WORDS (5)
⭐ 中 [なか] #75
inside
⭐ 家 [いえ] #136
house
⭐ 内容 [ないよう] #840
contents
⭐ 裏 [うら] #1,004
opposite side
⭐ 内 [うち] #1,801
inside
KOREAN WORDS (34)
내지 #5,441
remote area; secluded area
내부 #5,547
inside; interior
이내 #13,514
within; less than; not more than
내용 #15,051
content; substance
실내 #17,112
interior of a room; indoor
내장 #20,011
interior decoration; interior furnishings
국내 #22,250
interior of a country; domestic territory
체내 #22,909
inside of the body
내의 #26,023
underwear; innerwear
내시경 #34,496
endoscope
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