溺 nì to spoil
to spoil; to pamper; to indulge; to drown
怎么记住“溺”: 氵 water + 弱 weak = to spoil. Grandma runs warm water into the tub for her weak little grandson after his cold, then brings cake and toys, happy to spoil him.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
溺 = 氵 water + 弱 weak
- 氵 water meaning
- 弱 weak sound
Grandma runs warm water into the tub for her weak little grandson after his cold, then brings cake and toys, happy to spoil him.
How it came to be
In the small seal form, water gives the meaning and the right part the sound; at first it named a river.
用法
- To drown, and to indulge excessively: 溺水 (nìshuǐ) to drown, 溺亡 (nìwáng) death by drowning.
- 溺爱 (nì'ài) means to spoil/dote on a child harmfully: the same 'drowning' image applied to smothering love.