溺

nì
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frequent character
to drown, to indulge, addicted to

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

溺 pairs 氵 water, the picture part, with 弱 ruò, which means to urinate and also supplies the sound; the sound link is not clear in Mandarin. It first meant urine or to urinate. Read nì, it grew to drown, then to indulge in or be addicted to.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

溺niào
variant of 尿[niao4]

Homophones

逆nì
to go against, to defy
泥nì
restrained

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