泥

ní

mud

clay; paste; pulp

water (氵) + phonetic ní (尼) = mud

The water radical signals a wet, flowing substance — mud is what you get when water saturates earth. 尼 mainly contributes the sound ní and does not carry the meaning here.

氵+尼→泥
尼A phonetic component approximating the sound níPhonetic
氵WaterSemantic

下雨后,地上有很多泥。

xià yǔ hòu, dì shang yǒu hěn duō ní。

After the rain, there is a lot of mud on the ground.

孩子们在河边玩泥,手上全是泥。

hái zi men zài hé biān wán ní, shǒu shang quán shì ní。

The children were playing with mud by the river, and their hands were covered in mud.

Words with 泥

泥沙

ní shā

silt

印泥

yìn ní

red ink paste used for seal

拖泥带水

tuō ní dài shuǐ

(idiom) muddy and wet

泥石流

ní shí liú

landslide

钢筋水泥

gāng jīn shuǐ ní

reinforced concrete

钢骨水泥

gāng gǔ shuǐ ní

reinforced concrete

雪泥

xuě ní

dirty snow

雪泥鸿爪

xuě ní hóng zhǎo

a goose's footprint in the snow

云泥之别

yún ní zhī bié

(idiom) a world of difference

云泥之差

yún ní zhī chà

see 雲泥之別|云泥之别[yun2 ni2 zhi1 bie2]

鹰嘴豆泥

yīng zuǐ dòu ní

hummus

马铃薯泥

mǎ líng shǔ ní

mashed potato

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