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The character 妮 is a phono-semantic compound, with the semantic component 女 (woman) on the left indicating a female reference, and the phonetic component 尼 on the right giving the sound. Etymologically, it emerged as an informal, affectionate designation for a young girl, maid, or female child, used in colloquial and dialectal speech rather than formal terms for women. In modern usage, its phonetic value has led to its widespread adoption as a standard transliteration character for foreign female names.
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小妮很可爱。
妮妮喜欢唱歌。
那个妮子很聪明。
早上妮妮去学校。
小妮买了一本书。
妮妮虽然小，但很懂事。
那个穿红衣服的妮子是我的朋友。
每当看到妮妮的笑容，我都感到非常快乐。
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