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nun

HSK 7 N1
Human →Relations
ní
ニ
あま
니, 일
Depicts one person (匕) carrying another person (尸) on their back. Based on the original meaning "stop; approach". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Components
尸 sitting person+ 匕 ancient spoon =
尼 nun
尸 Iconic component
shī sitting person
person representing the dead (during burial ceremonies)
匕 Iconic component
bǐ ancient spoon
spoon, ladle
Notes
Similar Characters
刷 brush尉 officer尾 tail尿 urine屎 excrement孱 unfit尻 end of spine局 bureau屁 fart屃 gigantic (simp)屄 the vagina屈 knuckle under屌 obscene exclamation屍 corpse (trad)屑 bits展 unfold屙 to ease nature屠 slaughter屡 often (simp)屢 time and again (trad)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
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)
尼
Regular
Modern
Chinese
尼 [ní]
Buddhist nun; (often used in phonetic spellings)
Japanese
尼 あま 同音

noun

  1. Buddhist nun
  2. Catholic nun; sister
  3. derogatorydatedusually kana bitch (usu. written as アマ; also as 阿魔)
  4. slang Amagasaki (city in Hyogo Prefecture) (abbr. of 尼崎)
  5. net-sl Amazon (online retailer)
尼 に 同音

noun

  1. Buddhism abbrev. bhikkhuni (fully ordained nun)
  2. abbrev. Indonesia
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
尼 あま
Ama surname
尼 あまがさき
Amagasaki surname
尼 あまさき
Amasaki surname
尼 あまざき
Amazaki surname
尼 に
Ni given name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
尼玛 [Ní​mǎ] #2,845
Nyima county, Tibetan: Nyi ma rdzong in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地區|那曲地区[Nà​qǔ​dì​qū], central Tibet
尼玛 [Ní​mǎ] #2,845
Nyima county, Tibetan: Nyi ma rdzong in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地區|那曲地区[Nà​qǔ​dì​qū], central Tibet
索尼 [Suǒ​ní] #15,582
Sony
印尼 [Yìn​ní] #21,690
Indonesia (abbr. for 印度尼西亞|印度尼西亚)
丹尼 [Dān​ní] #2,720
Danny (name)
尼克 [Ní​kè] #2,833
Nick (name)
印度尼西亚 [Yìn​dù​ní​xī​yà] #31,739
Indonesia
印度尼西亚 [Yìn​dù​ní​xī​yà] #31,739
Indonesia
罗马尼亚 [Luó​mǎ​ní​yà] #10,079
Romania
罗马尼亚 [Luó​mǎ​ní​yà] #10,079
Romania
190 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (45)
⭐ 尼僧 [にそう] #42,965
Buddhist nun
⭐ 尼 [あま] #50,303
Buddhist nun
尼寺 [あまでら] #62,059
nunnery
比丘尼 [びくに] #65,349
bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun)
陀羅尼 [だらに] #88,528
dharani
禅尼 [ぜんに] #98,788
Zen nun
荼枳尼 [だきに] #114,341
Dakini (fairy-goddess)
僧尼 [そうに] #121,209
monks and nuns
マニ教 [マニきょう] #126,269
Manichaeism
尼僧院 [にそういん] #140,054
nunnery
35 more items
KOREAN WORDS (1)
석가모니
Buddha