内

nèi

inside

inner; internal; within; interior

enclosure (冂) + person (人) = inside

A person standing inside a bounded enclosure is naturally on the inside. The image is simple and complete: boundary above and around, person within.

冂+人→内
人PersonSemantic
冂An open enclosureSemantic

箱子内有几件衣服。

xiāng zi nèi yǒu jǐ jiàn yī fu。

Inside the box there are a few pieces of clothing.

请在三天内把这份报告交给我。

qǐng zài sān tiān nèi bǎ zhè fèn bào gào jiāo gěi wǒ。

Please hand this report to me within three days.

Words with 内

内定

nèi dìng

to select sb for a position without announcing the decision until later

内政

nèi zhèng

internal affairs (of a country)

内省

nèi xǐng

to reflect upon oneself

内质网

nèi zhì wǎng

endoplasmic reticulum (ER)

内销

nèi xiāo

to sell in the domestic market

内乱

nèi luàn

internal disorder

里约热内卢

lǐ yuē rè nèi lú

Rio de Janeiro

内分泌

nèi fēn mì

endocrine (internal secretion, e.g. hormone)

年内

nián nèi

during the current year

内蒙古自治区

nèi měng gǔ zì zhì qū

Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, capital Hohhot 呼和浩特市[Hu1 he2 hao4 te4 Shi4] (abbr. to 蒙[Meng3])

内地

nèi dì

mainland China (PRC excluding Hong Kong and Macau, but including islands such as Hainan)

内江

nèi jiāng

see 內江市|内江市[Nei4 jiang1 Shi4]

More characters with 冂

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