Chinese words pronounced ni (any tone) 33 words, in the 4 tones ni is read in. nī (1st tone) 1 words 妮(nī) girl 妮(nī) girl ní (2nd tone) 14 words 呢(ní) dense wool fabric 泥(ní) mud 尼(ní) Buddhist nun 霓(ní) secondary rainbow 倪(ní) small child 铌(ní) niobium 鲵(ní) Cryptobranchus japonicus 怩(ní) used in 忸怩 niǔní 猊(ní) used in 狻猊 suānní 麑(ní) fawn 秜(ní) self-sown rice 𫐐(ní) clamps for crossbar of carriage 呢(ní) dense wool fabric 泥(ní) mud 尼(ní) Buddhist nun 霓(ní) secondary rainbow 倪(ní) small child 鈮(ní) niobium 鯢(ní) Cryptobranchus japonicus 怩(ní) used in 忸怩 niǔní 猊(ní) used in 狻猊 suānní 麑(ní) fawn 秜(ní) self-sown rice 輗(ní) clamps for crossbar of carriage All 14 words pronounced ní nǐ (3rd tone) 8 words 你(nǐ) you 拟(nǐ) doubtful 旎(nǐ) used in 旖旎 yǐnǐ 祢(nǐ) you 柅(nǐ) (tree) 薿(nǐ) luxuriant 袮(nǐ) You 鿭(nǐ) nihonium 你(nǐ) you 儗(nǐ) doubtful 擬(nǐ) plan to 旎(nǐ) used in 旖旎 yǐnǐ 禰(mí) surname Mi 柅(nǐ) (tree) 薿(nǐ) luxuriant 袮(nǐ) You 鉨(nǐ) nihonium nì (4th tone) 12 words 泥(nì) restrained 逆(nì) contrary 腻(nì) greasy 溺(nì) drown 匿(nì) hide 睨(nì) look askance at 昵(nì) familiar 伲(nì) I 惄(nì) distressed 堄(nì) parapet 秜(nì) early-maturing rice 衵(nì) women's undergarments 泥(nì) restrained 逆(nì) contrary 膩(nì) greasy 溺(nì) drown 匿(nì) hide 睨(nì) look askance at 暱(nì) familiar 伲(nì) I 惄(nì) distressed 堄(nì) parapet 秜(nì) early-maturing rice 衵(nì) women's undergarments Often confused with ni li in any tone 111 words