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内(內) nèi inside, within in Mandarin Chinese

Radical is 冂 jiōng “space.” The simplified character has a 人 rén “person” “inside” 内 the “space” 冂, while the traditional character has the character 入 rù “enter” “inside” 內 the “space” 冂. Distinguish 内 (內) from 因 yīn and 肉 ròu.

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Examples

…以内 (…以內) ...yĭnèi within... [PT]

…之内 (…之內) ...zhīnèi within... [PT]

三天之内 (三天之內) sāntiān zhīnèi within three days

内衣 (內衣) nèiyī underwear [N]

Sources

Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler

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