泥 ní mud
mud; earth; clay; paste
How to remember 泥: 氵 water + 尼 nun = mud. The water from last night's storm turns the convent garden into a swamp, and the nun planting tulips is covered in mud.
Component breakdown
泥 = 氵 water + 尼 nun
- 氵 water
- 尼 nun
The water from last night's storm turns the convent garden into a swamp, and the nun planting tulips is covered in mud.
How it is used
- Mud/clay/paste - 泥土 (nítǔ) earth/soil, 泥巴 (níba) mud.
- 水泥 (shuǐní) = cement (note: it's 'water-mud,' not liquid).
- Also any mashed paste: 土豆泥 (tǔdòu ní) mashed potato, 蒜泥 minced garlic paste.
- 泥泞 (nínìng) = muddy (of roads); 泥潭 (nítán) = a quagmire, literal or figurative.