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How to write 泥 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 泥

泥 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

泥=氵water+尼nun

Water (氵) mixed with earth (尼) to form a sticky substance — mud or clay.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 泥

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 泥

HSK words that contain this character.

水泥

shuǐ ní

cement; concrete

泥土

ní tǔ

soil / earth

泥泞

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 泥 is used in context

hái孩

zi子

men们

zài在

ní泥

tǔ土

lǐ

Information

Pinyinní

Meaningmud

Strokes8

Radical氵

Traditional泥

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1742

Zhuyinㄋㄧˊ

UnicodeU+6CE5

CangjieEPD

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ní nìng

muddy

HSK 3.0 L7-9

泥潭

ní tán

quagmire / mire

淤泥

yū ní

silt

里

wán玩

shuǎ耍

。

The children are playing in the soil.

gōng工

rén人

men们

zhèng正

zài在

jiǎo搅

bàn拌

shuǐ水

ní泥

。

The workers are mixing cement.

yǔ雨

hòu后

de的

xiǎo小

lù路

shàng上

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

ní泥

。

There is a lot of mud on the path after the rain.

yǔ雨

hòu后

dào道

lù路

biàn变

de得

ní泥

nìng泞

bù不

kān堪

。

The road became muddy after the rain.

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