溺 (nik6 nik1 niu6 | ni4 niao4) : drown; indulge in; urinate

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溺

nik6 nik1 niu6

ni4 niao4

[粵] nik6 nik1 | [國] [u]ni4
[1] [v] drown
[2] [v] indulge in; be addicted to
[3] [v] neglect (one's duty)

[粵] niu6 | [國] [u]niao4
[v/n] urinate; urine | [variant] 尿

Jyutping nik6 is standard reading; nik1 is variant.

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Stroke count: 13

Level: 2

Radical: 水 (#85)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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拯溺 cing2 nik6 = life saving (lit., "to rescue from drowning")

溺死 nik6 sei2 = to drown; to be drowned

溺酒 nik6 zau2 = to be (have become) an alcoholic

溺愛 nik6 oi3 = to be exceedingly/too fond of (lit., "drown in love")

溺職 nik6 zik1 = to neglect duties

溺斃 nik6 bai6 = to die (have died) by drowning

溺殺 nik6 saat3 = to kill (someone) by drowning

沉溺 cam4 nik6 chen2 ni4 = to indulge in; to wallow

拯溺會 cing2 nik6 wui6*2 zheng3 ni4 hui4 = lifesaving society

遇溺 jyu6 nik6 yu4 ni4 = drowning, near-drowning, almost got drown
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