懂中文 Dong Chinese

霓

ní

rainbow

The child 兒 of a rain cloud 雨

Components
雨 meaning component

雨  Meaning component

yǔ, yù

  

rain

兒 meaning component

兒  Meaning component

ér, r

  

son

Evolution

霓 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
霓 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

霓  

ní

rainbow; variegated, colored; secondary rainbow

霓 (蜺) 

ní

Japanese cicada; old variant of 霓[ní]

Most common words with 霓
Freq.
Word
Meaning

霓

Japanese cicada

霓虹灯

neon lamp (loanword)

霓虹

rainbow

霓裳

Nichang, abbr. for the Tang Dynasty song "Raiment of Rainbows and Feathers" 霓裳羽衣曲[Ní​cháng​yǔ​yī​qū] or 霓裳羽衣舞[Ní​cháng​yǔ​yī​wǔ]