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尼 = 尸 + 匕

尼 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “buddhist nun”. It is built from 尸 (corpse) and 匕 (spoon). It appears as a component in 23 other characters in this index.

Keyword
buddhist nun
Pinyin (Mandarin)
ní
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
буддийская монахиня
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
尼 nun

Decomposition

ids

  1. 尸 corpse
  2. 匕 spoon

Characters that contain 尼

How to find 尼 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “corpse” + “spoon”. 尼 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 尼 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.