昵

nì
#4,078 most
frequent character
variant of 暱|昵[ni4]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

昵 has 日 sun as its meaning part and 尼 ní for sound. It first meant becoming closer day by day. From there it grew to intimate and familiar.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

昵nì
familiar, intimate, to approach

Homophones

逆nì
to go against, to defy
泥nì
restrained

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