mud; clay; paste

HSK 6 #1499

Character data

HSK 6
Frequency 1499th character
Radical ⽔ (85.5)
Strokes 8
Index # 1258

Definitions

泥 ní
  1. 1. mud
  2. 2. clay
  3. 3. paste
  4. 4. pulp
泥 nì
  1. 1. restrained

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Words containing 泥

Word Meaning
conservative and unable to adapt (idiom)
to despise titles and high offices
to despise titles and high offices
putty (used by plumbers and glaziers)
clay doll
stubborn and conservative
to seal jars etc with mud, clay or lute; lute; luting
mudstone; shale
mason; masonry work
poultice
poultice
good and bad mingle; mud and sand flow together (idiom)
fig. a sticky predicament; mud; muddy swamp
mud; slurry
muddy; mud
lime plaster (construction)
matted sphagnum moss (Sphagnum palustre)
matted sphagnum moss (Sphagnum palustre)
lit. a clay ox enters the sea (idiom); fig. to disappear with no hope of returning
Devonian (geological period 417-354m years ago)
Devonian (geological period 417-354m years ago)
clay idol
peasant; yokel
clay Bodhisattva
unable to save oneself, let alone others