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Pinyin initial: "ni"
The Pinyin initial "ni" is used in the first half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, "ni" belongs to the group of Pinyin initials which are represented in mnemonics by women. You can visit the Pinyin index to see all Pinyin syllables from this mnemonic group, or to see all Pinyin syllables "ni" can appear in.
Mnemonics for ni
Ni is for Mistress of Upper and Lower Egypt Nefertiti.
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Characters with ni
surname Nian
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grain / harvest (old) / variant of 年[nian2]
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year / CL:個|个[ge4]
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ox / cow / bull / CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2] / newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4]) / (slang) awesome
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surname Nie
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peaceful / to pacify / to visit (one's parents etc)
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variant of 寧|宁[ning2]
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old variant of 寧|宁[ning4]
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abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1] / abbr. for Nanjing 南京[Nan2 jing1] / surname Ning
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would rather / to prefer / how (emphatic) / Taiwan pr. [ning2]
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variant of 黏[nian2]
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you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
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you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[ni3])
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to turn / to twist / to wring / to sprain / to swing one's hips
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doubtful / suspicious / variant of 擬|拟[ni3] / to emulate / to imitate
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to plan to / to draft (a plan) / to imitate / to assess / to compare / pseudo-
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to hold between the thumb and fingers / to pinch / to mold (using the fingers) / to hold (lit. in one's hand and fig.) / to join together / to fabricate (a story, a report, etc)
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variant of 捏[nie1]
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mistake / to twist
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to pinch / wring
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