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怩 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
怩 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

怩 Stroke Order — How to Write 怩

Stroke Order

怩 is written in 8 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 忄, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

怩 Radical and Character Components

Components:忄尼

怩 is a phono-semantic compound: 忄 (heart) carries the meaning, while 尼 indicates the sound.

Radical: 忄 + 5 more strokes

怩 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • ní

Meanings of 怩 in Chinese

1

ní怩

Used in the compound '忸怩' (niǔ ní), meaning shy, abashed, or embarrassed.
他不好意思地忸怩着,脸颊泛红。
He blushed shyly, his cheeks turning red.

Words with 怩

  • niǔ忸ní怩bashful, shy

Idioms with 怩

  • niǔ忸ní怩bù不ān安ashamed and uneasy
  • niǔ忸ní怩zuò作tài态act coyly and unnaturally
  • niǔ忸niǔ忸ní怩ní怩shy, embarrassed, and hesitant

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Questions about 怩

What does 怩 mean in Chinese?

怩 (ní) means “Used in the compound '忸怩' (niǔ ní), meaning shy, abashed, or embarrassed” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 怩?

怩 is pronounced ní in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 怩 have?

怩 has 8 strokes.

How do you write 怩?

怩 is written in 8 strokes, starting from the radical 忄. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 怩?

The radical of 怩 is 忄, and 怩 is a phono-semantic compound.

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