nèi
inside
Depicts an entrance (入) to go inside a building (冂).
Evolution
![內 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC) 內 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E5%85%A7_0.png)
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)![內 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC) 內 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E5%85%A7_2.png)
Bronze script
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)![內 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD) 內 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E5%85%A7_4.png)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)![內 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD) 內 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E5%85%A7_9.png)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernComponent uses
Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)
Historical pronunciation
Old Chinese | Middle Chinese | Pinyin | Gloss |
*nˤ[u]p | nop | nà | bring or send in |
*nˤ[u]p-s | nwojH | nèi | inside |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
Appears in 80.8746% of movies
369th most common character in movies
175th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 4 |
Simplified | |
Unicode | U+5167 |
Shuowen | “內,入也。从口,自外而入也。” |
Sources
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