Definitions
(noun)
limit; bound; extremity
(verb)
to differentiate
(noun)
origin; cause
Etymology
A young child 兒
About
The character 倪 incorporates the human radical 亻 alongside the component 兒, which signifies child, indicating its original semantic association with infancy or progeny. This foundational meaning gradually extended to abstract conceptions of boundaries or extremities, likely through a metaphorical connection to the defining limits of a formative entity. Subsequent semantic development saw the character employed to denote incipient stages or subtle indications, particularly within the compound 端倪, where it conveys the preliminary traces of an matter. While its contemporary function is predominantly as a surname, the character's layered history, from concrete referent to abstract bound, demonstrates a shift in application within the linguistic tradition.
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倪老师教我们数学。
倪华是我的好朋友。
我们找到了事件的端倪。
从这句话中看出端倪。
倪先生正在研究这个问题。
警方已经掌握了案件的端倪。
通过仔细分析，端倪逐渐显现。
倪教授在学术上有很深的造诣。