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PINYIN INITIAL N
Chinese characters starting with N
Explore 217 Chinese characters whose standard Pinyin begins with N. Open any character to hear its pronunciation, watch the stroke order, and create a printable practice sheet.
Examples in this index: 那 (nà), 哪 (nǎ), 奶 (nǎi), 男 (nán), 脑 (nǎo), 呢 (ne).
PINYIN SYLLABLES
Pronunciations starting with N
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那nà6 strokes(specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nei4])→哪nǎ9 strokeshow→奶nǎi5 strokesbreast→男nán7 strokesmale→脑nǎo10 strokesbrain→呢ne8 strokesparticle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?")→能néng10 strokescan→你nǐ7 strokesyou (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])→年nián6 strokesyear→您nín11 strokesyou (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[ni3])→牛niú4 strokesox→女nǚ3 strokesfemale→拿ná10 strokesto hold→鸟niǎo5 strokesbird→南nán9 strokessurname Nan→难nán10 strokesdifficult (to...)→努nǔ7 strokesto exert→耐nài9 strokes(bound form) to bear; to endure; to withstand→闹nào8 strokesnoisy→恼nǎo9 strokesto get angry→内nèi4 strokesinside→嗯ǹg13 strokes(nonverbal grunt as interjection)→娘niáng10 strokesmother→农nóng6 strokessurname Nong→弄nòng7 strokesto do→暖nuǎn13 strokeswarm→奈nài8 strokesused in expressions that convey frustration and futility, such as 無奈|无奈[wu2 nai4] and 莫可奈何|莫可奈何[mo4 ke3 nai4 he2] (literary)→念niàn8 strokesto read→浓nóng9 strokesconcentrated→纳nà7 strokesto receive→泥ní8 strokesmud→拟nǐ7 strokesdoubtful→粘nián11 strokesto glue; to paste→扭niǔ7 strokesto turn→怒nù9 strokesanger→诺nuò10 strokesto consent→呐nà7 strokesbattle cry→乃nǎi2 strokesto be→囊náng22 strokessack→挠náo9 strokesto scratch→馁něi10 strokes(bound form) hungry; starving→嫩nèn14 strokesyoung and tender→逆nì9 strokescontrary→匿nì10 strokesto hide→溺nì13 strokesto drown→腻nì13 strokesgreasy→黏nián17 strokessticky; glutinous→辗niǎn14 strokesroll over on side→撵niǎn15 strokesto expel→酿niàng14 strokesto ferment→尿niào7 strokesto urinate→捏niē10 strokesto hold between the thumb and fingers→宁níng5 strokesabbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2xia4 Hui2zu2 Zi4zhi4qu1]→凝níng16 strokesto congeal→泞nìng8 strokesmuddy→拧nǐng8 strokesto pinch→纽niǔ7 strokesto turn→钮niǔ9 strokessurname Niu→奴nú5 strokesslave→虐nüè9 strokesoppressive→挪nuó9 strokesto shift→镎ná15 strokesneptunium (chemistry)→吶nà7 strokesChinese character→肭nà8 strokesused in 膃肭|腽肭[wa4 na4]→娜nà9 strokes(phonetic na)→衲nà9 strokescassock→钠nà9 strokessodium (chemistry)→納nà10 strokesChinese character→捺nà11 strokesto press down firmly→鈉nà12 strokesChinese character→柰nài9 strokesChinese pear-leaved crab-apple→萘nài11 strokesnaphthalene C10H8→鼐nài14 strokesincense tripod→艿nǎi5 strokesChinese character→氖nǎi6 strokesneon (chemistry)→妳nǎi8 strokesChinese character→喃nán12 strokesmumble in repetition→楠nán13 strokesMachilus nanmu→難nán19 strokesChinese character→赧nǎn11 strokesblushing with shame→腩nǎn13 strokesbrisket→蝻nǎn15 strokesimmature locusts→囡nān6 strokeschild→馕náng25 strokesto stuff one's face→饢náng30 strokesChinese character→曩nǎng21 strokesin former times→攮nǎng25 strokesto fend off→囔nāng25 strokesmuttering, indistinct speech→呶náo8 strokesclamor→硇náo11 strokesused in 硇砂[nao2sha1]→铙náo11 strokesbig cymbals→猱náo12 strokesmacaque (zoology)→蛲náo12 strokesparasitic worm→撓náo15 strokesChinese character→憹náo16 strokesChinese character→蟯náo18 strokesChinese character→淖nào11 strokesslush→鬧nào15 strokesChinese character→垴nǎo9 strokessmall hill→惱nǎo12 strokesChinese character→瑙nǎo13 strokesused in 瑪瑙|玛瑙[ma3nao3]→腦nǎo13 strokesChinese character→孬nāo10 strokes(dialect) no good (contraction of 不[bu4] + 好[hao3])→疒nè5 strokessick→讷nè6 strokesto speak slowly→訥nè11 strokesChinese character→內nèi4 strokesChinese character→餒něi15 strokesChinese character→恁nèn10 strokesto think→尼ní5 strokesBuddhist nun→坭ní8 strokesChinese character→怩ní8 strokesused in 忸怩[niu3ni2]→倪ní10 strokes(literary) small child→铌ní10 strokesniobium (chemistry)→猊ní11 strokeswild beast→霓ní16 strokesJapanese cicada→鲵ní16 strokesCryptobranchus japonicus→鯢ní19 strokesChinese character→屰nì6 strokesChinese character→伲nì7 strokes(dialect) I→昵nì9 strokesfamiliar→睨nì13 strokesto look askance at→暱nì15 strokesChinese character→膩nì16 strokesChinese character→旎nǐ11 strokesused in 旖旎[yi3ni3]→擬nǐ17 strokesChinese character→妮nī8 strokesgirl→鲇nián13 strokessheatfish (Parasilurus asotus)→鲶nián16 strokessheatfish (Parasilurus asotus)→鯰nián19 strokesChinese character→卄niàn3 strokestwenty, twentieth→廿niàn4 strokestwenty→唸niàn11 strokesChinese character→埝niàn11 strokesearth embankment used to hold back or retain water→捻niǎn11 strokesto twirl (in the fingers)→辇niǎn12 strokes(archaic) man-drawn carriage→碾niǎn15 strokesstone roller→輦niǎn15 strokesChinese character→攆niǎn18 strokesChinese character→拈niān8 strokesto nip→蔫niān14 strokesto fade→孃niáng20 strokesChinese character→釀niàng24 strokesChinese character→脲niào11 strokescarbamide→茑niǎo8 strokesparasitic mistletoe (Loranthus parasiticus), esp. on the mulberry→袅niǎo10 strokesdelicate→鳥niǎo11 strokesChinese character→裊niǎo13 strokesChinese character→嬲niǎo17 strokesto tease→乜niè2 strokesused in 乜斜[mie1xie5]→圼niè7 strokesChinese character→陧niè9 strokesdangerous→涅niè10 strokes(literary) alunite (formerly used as a black dye)→聂niè10 strokessurname Nie→臬niè10 strokesguidepost→啮niè11 strokesto gnaw→隉niè11 strokesChinese character→湼niè12 strokesChinese character→嗫niè13 strokesmove the mouth as in speaking→镊niè15 strokestweezers→镍niè15 strokesnickel (chemistry)→臲niè16 strokestottering→颞niè16 strokesbones of the temple (on the human head)→蹑niè17 strokesto walk on tiptoe→嚙niè18 strokesChinese character→聶niè18 strokesChinese character→鎳niè18 strokesChinese character→孽niè19 strokesson born of a concubine→櫱niè20 strokesChinese character→蘖niè20 strokesnew shoot growing from cut branch or stump→齧niè21 strokesChinese character→躡niè25 strokesChinese character→鑷niè26 strokesChinese character→顳niè27 strokesChinese character→咛níng8 strokesto enjoin→狞níng8 strokesfierce-looking→柠níng9 strokesused in 檸檬|柠檬[ning2meng2]→聍níng11 strokesused in 耵聹|耵聍[ding1ning2]→甯níng12 strokesChinese character→寧níng14 strokesChinese character→嚀níng17 strokesChinese character→擰níng17 strokesChinese character→檸níng18 strokesChinese character→佞nìng7 strokesto flatter→濘nìng17 strokesChinese character→忸niǔ7 strokesused in 忸怩[niu3ni2]→狃niǔ7 strokesaccustomed to→紐niǔ10 strokesChinese character→鈕niǔ12 strokesChinese character→妞niū7 strokesgirl→侬nóng8 strokesyou (Wu dialect)→哝nóng9 strokesgarrulous→脓nóng10 strokespus→農nóng13 strokesChinese character→儂nóng15 strokesChinese character→噥nóng16 strokesChinese character→濃nóng16 strokesChinese character→膿nóng17 strokesChinese character→耨nòu16 strokeshoe→孥nú8 strokeschild→驽nú8 strokes(literary) inferior horse→駑nú15 strokesChinese character→弩nǔ8 strokescrossbow→胬nǔ11 strokesused in 胬肉[nu3 rou4]→恧nǜ10 strokesashamed→衄nǜ10 strokesto bleed from the nose (or from the ears, gums etc)→钕nǚ8 strokesneodymium (chemistry)→疟nüè8 strokesmalaria→瘧nüè14 strokesChinese character→傩nuó12 strokesto exorcise demons→儺nuó21 strokesChinese character→喏nuò11 strokes(indicating agreement) yes→搦nuò13 strokes(literary) to hold (in the hand)→锘nuò13 strokesnobelium (chemistry)→諾nuò16 strokesChinese character→懦nuò17 strokes(bound form) cowardly; faint-hearted→糯nuò20 strokesglutinous rice→
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Characters are grouped by the first letter of their standard Pinyin spelling. Tone marks do not change the initial, so every pronunciation beginning with N appears together on this page.
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