ní

蜺

Character · Noun

cicada; secondary rainbow

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

a kind of cicada; autumn cicada

archaic

Refers to a species of cicada that chirps in late autumn. Literary and archaic usage; rarely used in modern speech.

Ní蜺
míng鸣
yú于
qiū秋
 ，
shēng声
shèn甚
qī凄
qiè切
 。

The autumn cicada chirps in fall, its voice exceedingly mournful.

Gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
jì记
zǎi载
 ，
ní蜺
wèi为
hán寒
chán蝉
zhī之
shǔ属
 。

Ancient texts record that the ní belongs to the category of cold-season cicadas.

2.

noun

secondary rainbow; atmospheric optical phenomenon

literary

A variant character for 霓, referring to the fainter, secondary rainbow that appears outside the primary rainbow. Used in meteorological and literary contexts.

Yǔ雨
hòu后
tiān天
jì际
xiàn现
shuāng双
hóng虹
 ，
qí其
wài外
huán环
zhě者
wèi为
ní蜺
 。

After the rain, a double rainbow appeared in the sky, with the outer ring being the secondary rainbow (ní).

Gǔ古
wén文
zhōng中
cháng常
yǐ以
 “
ní蜺
 ”
dài代
zhǐ指
fù副
hóng虹
 。

In classical literature, 'ní' is often used to refer to the secondary rainbow.