拟 (nǐ) is a Chinese character meaning “to draft”. It is written from 扌 (hand (radical form)) and 以 (by means of), side by side, and takes 7 strokes.
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Structure
扌 + 以
Left–right structure
Structure from: 现代字形拆分（对照 hanzi-writer-data 7 笔核验：笔画 0–2 为「扌」3 笔，笔画 3–6 为「以」4 笔）
Memory aid
A hand (扌) working by means of (以) something that already exists — copying it, drafting from it, modelling on it. That is 拟.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
7 strokes
In real words
- 模拟mó nǐto simulate; simulation拟 = nǐ
- 虚拟xū nǐvirtual; fictional拟 = nǐ
Go deeper
All readings
to draft; to imitate
to draft; to draw up; to plan or intend to; to imitate or simulate
起草、拟定；打算、准备；模仿、比照。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 模拟mó nǐto simulate; simulation拟 = nǐ
- 虚拟xū nǐvirtual; fictional拟 = nǐ
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Questions people ask about this character
What does 拟 mean?
拟 (nǐ) means to draft; to draw up; to plan or intend to; to imitate or simulate.
How do you pronounce 拟?
It is pronounced nǐ.
What parts is 拟 made of?
扌 (hand (radical form)) and 以 (by means of), side by side. The recorded source is: 现代字形拆分（对照 hanzi-writer-data 7 笔核验：笔画 0–2 为「扌」3 笔，笔画 3–6 为「以」4 笔）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 拟 have?
7. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 拟?
扌. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 拟?
Common ones are 模拟 and 虚拟. The reading of 拟 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.