泥

mud, clay

泥 is composed of the BuShou of 水(water) and 尼. 尼 is the picture of two mud pieces piling up, mud is wet.

Vocabulary of 泥

  • 水泥 (cement)
  • 泥塑 (clay statue)
  • 拘泥 (to rigidly adhere to)

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