Definitions

nào surname Nao
nào slush; mud

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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About

Composed of the water radical (氵) and the phonetic component "卓", the character "淖" originally referred to muddy water or thick mud in early Chinese texts. Its meaning later expanded to encompass marshy conditions and softened states, as seen in its use for moistened substances like thin porridge or viscous fluids. The character's form has remained consistent, and its semantic shift reflects a movement from denoting specific muddiness toward broader concepts of wetness or plasticity.

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Bronze Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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道路上有许多泥

Dàolù shàng yǒu xǔduō ní nào.

There is a lot of mud on the road.

车子被困在泥中。

Chēzi bèi kùn zài ní nào zhōng.

The car is stuck in the mud.

农民在泥里耕作。

Nóngmín zài ní nào lǐ gēngzuò.

Farmers work in the muddy fields.

雨后田野变成泥

Yǔ hòu tiányě biàn chéng ní nào.

After the rain, the field becomes a quagmire.

他努力从泥中挣脱。

Tā nǔlì cóng ní nào zhōng zhèngtuō.

He struggled to break free from the mire.

这片泥阻碍了前进。

Zhè piàn ní nào zǔ'àile qiánjìn.

This patch of mud hinders progress.

的环境不适合居住。

Ní nào de huánjìng bù shìhé jūzhù.

The muddy environment is not suitable for living.

我们必须避免陷入财务泥

Wǒmen bìxū bìmiǎn xiànrù cáiwù ní nào.

We must avoid falling into a financial quagmire.