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纽 niǔ

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纽 niǔ Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
niǔ | niu3
English translation
to turn
to wrench
button
nu (Greek letter Νν)
knot; button, handle; tie

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About 纽 niǔ

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

紐 niǔ

Contains the radical

纟 sī

Part of speech

Place name / 地名 dì míng Dìmíng

Learning hint

thread

Etymology of 纽 niǔ

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰纟丑

Semantic compound

纟 sī

Phonetic compound

丑 Chǒu

Explanation

Simplified form of 紐 niǔ . Phonosemantic compound. 糹 sī represents the meaning and 丑 Chǒu represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 纽 niǔ

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(纽约 Niǔ yuē 市 shì )第五 dì wǔ 街 jiē 是 shì 逛 guàng 街 jiē 的 de 好 hǎo 去处 qù chù .

Fifth Avenue is a good place for window shopping.

她 tā 喜欢 xǐhuan 从 Cóng 背部 bèi bù 扣 kòu 纽扣 niǔ kòu 的 de 女装 nǚ zhuāng .

She liked the dress that buttons down the back.

警方 jǐng fāng 将 jiāng 一 yī 名 míng 犯人 fàn rén 从 Cóng 佛罗里达州 Fó luó lǐ dá zhōu 引渡 yǐn dù 回 huí 纽约 Niǔ yuē .

The police extradited a prisoner from Florida back to New York.

我们 wǒmen 坐 Zuò 二等 èr děng 舱 cāng 由 yóu 丹佛 Dān fó 飞 fēi 到 dào 纽约 Niǔ yuē .

We flew coach from Denver to New York.

这 zhè 本 běn 小说 xiǎoshuō 受到 shòudào 纽约 Niǔ yuē 评论家 píng lùn jiā 的 de 抨击 pēng jī .

The novel was mauled by the New York critics.

Words with 纽 niǔ

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
纽约 Niǔ yuē New York紐約
纽 niǔ to turn紐 niǔ
枢纽 shū niǔ hinge樞紐
纽带 niǔ dài tie紐帶
纽约时报 Niǔ yuē Shí bào New York Times (newspaper)紐約時報
纽扣 niǔ kòu button紐扣
纽约州 Niǔ yuē zhōu New York state紐約州
纽约市 Niǔ yuē Shì New York City紐約市
纽卡斯尔 Niǔ kǎ sī ěr Newcastle (place name)紐卡斯爾
纽伦堡 Niǔ lún bǎo Nürnberg or Nuremberg, town in Bavaria, Germany紐倫堡
纽约证券交易所 Niǔ yuē Zhèng quàn Jiāo yì suǒ New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)紐約證券交易所
维尔纽斯 Wéi ěr niǔ sī Vilnius, capital of Lithuania維爾紐斯
纽芬兰 Niǔ fēn lán Newfoundland Island, Canada紐芬蘭
纽瓦克 Niǔ wǎ kè Newark (place name)紐瓦克
纽约大学 Niǔ yuē Dà xué New York University紐約大學
纽西兰 Niǔ xī lán New Zealand (Tw)紐西蘭
纽奥良 Niǔ aò liáng New Orleans, Louisiana紐奧良

纽 niǔ Decomposition & Compounds

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纽 niǔ Decomposition

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