Chinese name syllable
Syllable Ni
- 妮girl (dialectal); servant girl (archaic)
- 尼Buddhist nun; used in transliteration
- 霓secondary rainbow
- Letters
- 2
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- N
- Romanization
- Mandarin (pinyin), Hokkien
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters妮尼霓
Ni is a Chinese name syllable, usually for girls; its meaning depends on the character, such as 妮 (girl) or 霓 (rainbow).
Possible characters for Ni
This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin) and Hokkien romanization.
- 妮
girl (dialectal); servant girl (archaic)
Mandarin nī
attested
- 尼
Buddhist nun; used in transliteration
Mandarin ní / Hokkien nî
attested
- 霓
secondary rainbow
Mandarin ní
One spelling can stand for several characters. The meaning of a name depends on the characters the family chose; characters marked “attested” are found in records of real names.
About the name Ni
Ni spells the Mandarin sounds nī or ní, and the Hokkien reading nî of some characters. The characters 妮 (girl) and 尼 are recorded with this spelling; 霓 (secondary rainbow) is also read ní. In girls' names 妮 is the usual choice, but the meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Romanization | Mandarin (pinyin), Hokkien |
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Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Chinese names with the syllable Ni
Sources
- MDBG: 妮 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 妮 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 尼 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 尼 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 霓 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 霓 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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