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niǔ

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niǔ Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
niǔ | niu3
English translation
knot; button, handle; tie

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About niǔ

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

niǔ

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Learning hint

thread

Etymology of niǔ

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

糹丑

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

Chǒu

Explanation

Simplified form of niǔ . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and Chǒu represents the sound.

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Words with niǔ

Explore 17 words and sayings that include the Chinese character niǔ in their composition.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
纽约 Niǔ yuē New York紐約
niǔ to turn 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

niǔ Decomposition & Compounds

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