腻
nì HSK7

greasy

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

flesh

贰
贰 Sound component
èr number two

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

膩 greasy Traditional

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

flesh

貳
貳 Sound component
number two

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartnrijHnri[j]-soily
Zhengzhangnis
Unicodenì

說文解字

上𦘺也。从肉貳聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)