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內 (Kangxi radical 11, 入+2, 4 strokes, cangjie input 人月 (OB), four-corner 4022₇, composition ⿻冂入)

• 吶 㘨 𢗉 納 芮 抐, 𰃠

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 125, character 35
• Dae Jaweon: page 267, character 3
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 97, character 2
• Unihan data for U+5167

• Unihan data for U+2F814

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 冂 (“city outskirts”) + 入 (“to enter”) – entering the city through its outskirts - inside, within.

Related to 入 (OC *njub, “to enter”); see there for more.

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1. inside; interior; internal; inner

   Antonym: 外 (wài)

   室內／室内  ―  shìnèi  ―  indoors

   內傷／内伤  ―  nèishāng  ―  internal injury

   內戰／内战  ―  nèizhàn  ―  civil war

   未來幾天內／未来几天内  ―  wèilái jǐtiān nèi  ―  within the next few days

   • 君子敬而無失，與人恭而有禮，四海之內，皆兄弟也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     君子敬而无失，与人恭而有礼，四海之内，皆兄弟也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Jūnzǐ jìng ér wú shī, yǔ rén gōng ér yǒulǐ, sìhǎi zhī nèi, jiē xiōngdì yě. [Pinyin]

     Let the superior man never fail reverentially to order his own conduct, and let him be respectful to others and observant of propriety - then all within the four seas will be his brothers.

2. (obsolete) room; inner room
3. (literary) court; imperial palace
4. woman; wife

   內兄／内兄  ―  nèixiōng  ―  wife's elder brother

   • 江湖中說你是條好漢，原來是個懼內的庸夫。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     江湖中说你是条好汉，原来是个惧内的庸夫。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West, 16^th century CE

     Jiānghú zhōng shuō nǐ shì tiáo hǎohàn, yuánlái shì ge jù nèi de yōngfū. [Pinyin]

     It is said in the rivers and lakes that you are a brave man, but it turns out that you are a husband who fears his wife.

5. heart; mind; self

   內疚／内疚  ―  nèijiù  ―  conscience-stricken

   • 見賢思齊焉，見不賢而內自省也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     见贤思齐焉，见不贤而内自省也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Jiàn xián sī qí yān, jiàn bù xián ér nèi zìxǐng yě. [Pinyin]

     When we see men of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.

6. (traditional Chinese medicine) internal organs
7. (Buddhism) within Buddhism

   內典／内典  ―  nèidiǎn  ―  Buddhist scripture

   內學／内学  ―  nèixué  ―  Buddhism

8. 65th tetragram of the Taixuanjing (𝍆)
9. (Teochew) family
10. (Teochew) home

    伊無在內。／伊无在内。 [Teochew]  ―  i¹ bho⁵ do⁶ lai⁶. [Peng'im]  ―  He/she is not home.

11. (Internet slang) Alternative form of 那

    有內味了。／有内味了。  ―  Yǒunèiwèile.  ―  That's the taste.

12. (Philippine Hokkien) Classifier for servings / helpings of food.

    一內菜，兩內物配，三內點心 [Philippine Hokkien, trad.]
    一内菜，两内物配，三内点心 [Philippine Hokkien, simp.]

    chi̍t lǎi chhài, nňg lǎi mn̍gh-phè, saⁿ lǎi tiám-sim [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

    one serving of a dish, two servings of side toppings, three servings of snacks

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1. ^† to enter
2. ^† Original form of 納／纳 (nà, “to pay”).

(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 内)

1. Kyūjitai form of 内

• Go-on: ない (nai)
• Kan-on: だい (dai)
• Kun: うち (uchi)、いる (iru)、いれる (ireru)

This character is usually not used in Japanese and lacks JIS support. The variant 内 (U+5185) is used instead.

From Middle Chinese 內 (MC nwojH).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [nɛ(ː)] ~ [ne̞(ː)]
• Phonetic hangul: [내(ː)/네(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

內 (eumhun 안 내 (an nae))

1. hanja form^? of 내 (“inside; within”) [dependent noun; prefix]

內: Hán Nôm readings: nội

內 • (nội)

1. chữ Hán form of nội.
   1. in; inside; within
   2. inside one's heart; internal; psychological
   3. imperial palace; royal court
   4. wife (and concubine)
   5. woman; a woman's beauty
   6. bedroom; room
   7. internal organs; entrails, bowels, guts
   8. a surname

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