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nèi

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nèi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
nèi | nei4
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About nèi

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Number of strokes

4

Traditional form

nèi

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

A man   entering a door  jiōng

Etymology of nèi

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

冂入

Explanation

Simplified form of nèi . Depicts an entrance () to a hall ( jiōng ).

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Example sentences using nèi

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他们 tā men zǒu jìn chuáng 建筑 jiànzhù shí ,內心充满 chōngmǎn le 恐惧 kǒngjù .

They were filled with apprehension as they approached the building.

Words with nèi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
nèi inside nèi
内容 nèiróng content內容
国内 guó nèi domestic國內
内心 nèi xīn heart內心
内部 nèibù interior內部
之内 zhī nèi inside之內
体内 tǐ nèi within the body體內
内裤 nèi kù underpants內褲
内衣 nèi yī undergarment內衣
在内 zài nèi among them在內
内地 Nèi dì inland內地
内疚 nèi jiù guilty conscience內疚
室内 shì nèi indoor室內
内在 nèizài inner內在
境内 jìng nèi domestic境內
内涵 nèihán implication內涵
以内 yǐ nèi within以內
国内外 guó nèi wài at home and abroad國內外
内阁 nèi gé (government) cabinet內閣
内外 nèi wài about內外
内存 nèi cún internal storage內存
内战 nèi zhàn civil war內戰
内幕 nèimù inside story內幕
内脏 nèi zàng viscera內臟
党内 dǎng nèi within the party (esp. Chinese communist party)黨內

nèi Decomposition & Compounds

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