Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
尼 shows one person sitting on another's back, a squatting figure 尸 with a person 匕. That picture gave the first sense, 'to stop; be close to'. The later meaning 'Buddhist nun' was borrowed for its sound, with no link to the drawing.
Drawn as: person sitting on another; squatting person
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