Usage of the character 内

inner container (e.g. the rice pot inside a rice cooker, the vacuum bottle inside a thermos, the tank inside a hot water heater, the bladder of a football)

nèihuà

内化

[內化]

internalization
to internalize

nèiguǐ

内鬼

[內鬼]

mole
spy
rat
traitor

Nèihuáng

内黄

[內黃]

Neihuang county in Anyang 安陽／安阳 ( Anyáng), Henan

Nèiqiū

内丘

[內丘]

Neiqiu county in Xingtai 邢台 ( Xíngtái), Hebei

Mònèi

莫内

[莫內]

Taiwan equivalent of 莫奈 ( Mònài)

nèidìng

内定

[內定]

to select sb for a position without announcing the decision until later
to decide behind closed doors
all cut and dried

rènnèi

任内

[任內]

period in office

nèicè

内测

[內測]

(software development) to do closed beta (or internal beta) testing

yánèi

衙内

[衙內]

child of an official
palace bodyguard

nèixū

内需

[內需]

domestic demand

nèihán

内含

[內含]

to contain
to include

nèifú

内服

[內服]

to take medicine orally (as opposed to applying externally)

nèi'ěr

内耳

[內耳]

inner ear

Nèiměng

内蒙

[內蒙]

Inner Mongolia or Inner Mongolia autonomous region 內蒙古自治區／内蒙古自治区 ( Nèiměnggǔ Zìzhìqū)

quānnèi

圈内

[圈內]

among insiders; within the community (of publishers, cyclists or cosplayers etc); (esp.) in show business circles

nèishāng

内熵

[內熵]

internal entropy (physics)

nèijī

内积

[內積]

inner product
the dot product of two vectors

Nèijīng

内经

[內經]

abbr. for 黃帝內經／黄帝内经 ( Huángdì Nèijīng), The Yellow Emperor's Internal Canon, medical text c. 300 BC

nèidì

内弟

[內弟]

wife's younger brother

nèihuái

内踝

[內踝]

medial malleolus

nèixiōng

内兄

[內兄]

wife's older brother

nèipí

内皮

[內皮]

(med.) endothelium
thin skin on the inside of some fruits (e.g. oranges)

nèicún

内存

[內存]

internal storage
computer memory
random access memory (RAM)

nèiqíng

内情

[內情]

inside story
inside information

nèijuàn

内眷

[內眷]

the females in a family
womenfolk

nèixiāo

内销

[內銷]

to sell in the domestic market
domestic market

nèidài

内袋

[內袋]

inner pocket

Nèipǔ

内埔

[內埔]

Neipu Township in Pingtung County 屏東縣／屏东县 ( Píngdōng Xiàn), Taiwan

nèirén

内人

[內人]

my wife (humble)

guónèi

国内

[國內]

domestic
internal (to a country)
civil

dǒunèi

抖内

[抖內]

variant of 抖内 (dǒunèi)

Hénèi

河内

[河內]

Hanoi, capital of Vietnam

wònèi

卧内

[臥內]

bedroom

nèihán

内涵

[內涵]

meaningful content
implication
(semantics) connotation
inner qualities (of a person)

shìnèi

市内

[市內]

inside the city

shìnèi

室内

[室內]

indoor

hùnèi

户内

[戶內]

indoors
within the home

nèidòu

内斗

[內鬥]

internal strife
power struggle
(of members of an organization) to fight each other

nèichén

内臣

[內臣]

chamberlain

nèiliú

内流

[內流]

inward flowing (of river)
flowing into desert

nèikē

内科

[內科]

internal medicine; general medicine

nèizhì

内置

[內置]

built-in; internal

nèinéng

内能

[內能]

internal energy

nèizhàn

内战

[內戰]

civil war

nèiguān

内观

[內觀]

to introspect
to examine oneself
(Buddhism) vipassana meditation (seeking insight into the true nature of reality)

nèichéng

内城

[內城]

inner castle
donjon

nèiyuàn

内院

[內院]

inner courtyard (in a courtyard house)

nèiqiē

内切

[內切]

(math.) to inscribe
internally tangent

nèinei

内内

[內內]

(coll.) panties

nèicéng

内层

[內層]

internal layer

jùnèi

惧内

[懼內]

henpecked

nèichèn

内衬

[內襯]

lining (of a container etc) (engineering)

Nèidì

内地

[內地]

mainland China (PRC excluding Hong Kong and Macau, but including islands such as Hainan)
Japan (used in Taiwan during Japanese colonization)

niánnèi

年内

[年內]

during the current year

nèichǎng

内场

[內場]

inner area (of a place that has an outer area)
the kitchen of a restaurant (as opposed to the dining area)
infield (baseball etc)
(Chinese opera) the area behind the table on the stage

Nèihú

内湖

[內湖]

Neihu District of Taipei City 臺北市／台北市 ( Táiběi Shì), Taiwan

xiàonèi

校内

[校內]

on-campus
intramural

qínèi

其内

[其內]

included
within that

nèijuǎn

内卷

[內卷]

(embryology) to involute; involution
(neologism c. 2017) (of a society) to become more and more of a rat race; to become increasingly competitive (due to limited resources)

Nèimén

内门

[內門]

Neimen township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣／高雄县 ( Gāoxióngxiàn), southwest Taiwan

Húnèi

湖内

[湖內]

Hunei township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣／高雄县 ( Gāoxióngxiàn), southwest Taiwan

nèicān

内参

[內參]

restricted document, available only to certain individuals such as high-ranking Party officials (abbr. for 內部參考／内部参考)
(literary) palace eunuch

nèilù

内陆

[內陸]

inland; interior

nèilào

内涝

[內澇]

waterlogged

Nèitián

内田

[內田]

Uchida (Japanese surname)

nèiyòng

内用

[內用]

to eat in (at a restaurant) (Tw)
to take the medicine orally

yènèi

业内

[業內]

(within) the industry; the profession

jìngnèi

境内

[境內]

within the borders
internal (to a country, province, city etc)
domestic

nèixiàng

内向

[內向]

reserved (personality)
introverted
(economics etc) domestic-oriented

nèilǐ

内里

[內裡]

the inside

nèixīn

内心

[內心]

heart; innermost being
(math.) incenter

nèishì

内饰

[內飾]

interior decor

nèizhōng

内中

[內中]

within it
among them

Xiàonèi

校内

[校內]

Xiaonei (Chinese social network website)

nèijiān

内奸

[內奸]

undiscovered traitor
enemy within one's own ranks

nèizài

内在

[內在]

inner
internal
intrinsic
innate

Nèijiāng

内江

[內江]

Neijiang, prefecture-level city in Sichuan

nèijí

内急

[內急]

to need to answer the call of nature

nèihé

内核

[內核]

core (of a fruit)
(fig.) the essence (of a concept or doctrine etc)
(geology) inner core
(computing) kernel

nèicè

内侧

[內側]

inner side

nèifū

内稃

[內稃]

(botany) palea

jiànnèi

贱内

[賤內]

my wife (humble)

nèizhǐ

内酯

[內酯]

lactone

nèimǎ

内码

[內碼]

internal code

zhīnèi

之内

[之內]

inside; within

nèihòng

内哄

[內鬨]

variant of 內訌／内讧 (nèihòng)

duìnèi

对内

[對內]

internal
national
domestic (policy)

Línnèi

林内

[林內]

Linnei township in Yunlin county 雲林縣／云林县 ( Yúnlínxiàn), Taiwan

hǎinèi

海内

[海內]

the whole world
throughout the land
everything under the sun

dǎngnèi

党内

[黨內]

within the party (esp. Chinese communist party)

nèishāng

内伤

[內傷]

internal injury
disorder of internal organs (due to improper nutrition, overexertion etc)

nèiyuán

内源

[內源]

source

nèirán

内燃

[內燃]

internal combustion (engine)

rìnèi

日内

[日內]

in a few days
one of these days

nèizhuàn

内传

[內傳]

biography recounting apocryphal anecdotes and rumors
(old) book of exegesis of a classic

nèishì

内室

[內室]

inner room
bedroom

nèizhuāng

内装

[內裝]

filled with
internal decoration
installed inside

nèidì

内地

[內地]

inland
interior
hinterland

nèizhèng

内政

[內政]

internal affairs (of a country)

nèiwù

内务

[內務]

internal affairs
domestic affairs
family affairs
(trad.) affairs within the palace

nèimó

内膜

[內膜]

inner membrane

Dànèi

大内

[大內]

Danei, a district in Tainan 台南／台南 ( Táinán), Taiwan

Nèixiāng

内乡

[內鄉]

Neixiang county in Nanyang 南陽／南阳 ( Nányáng), Henan

nèijiàn

内建

[內建]

built-in

nèichún

内唇

[內唇]

epipharynx (entomology)
inner part of the lip

Zhúnèi

竹内

[竹內]

Takeuchi (Japanese surname)

nèijìng

内径

[內徑]

internal diameter

nèibīn

内宾

[內賓]

guest from the same country
internal or domestic visitor (as opposed to international guest 外賓／外宾)

nèiyī

内衣

[內衣]

undergarment
underwear
CL:件 (jiàn)

nèiróng

内容

[內容]

content
substance
details
CL:個／个 (gè),項／项 (xiàng)

nèiwài

内外

[內外]

inside and outside
domestic and foreign
approximately
about

nèiliǎn

内敛

[內斂]

introverted
reserved
(artistic style) understated

nèigé

内阁

[內閣]

(government) cabinet

yǐnèi

以内

[以內]

within
less than

nèizì

内眦

[內眥]

(anatomy) medial canthus; inner corner of the eye

nèihòng

内讧

[內訌]

internal strife

nèixiáng

内详

[內詳]

name and address of the sender enclosed
details inside

nèibù

内部

[內部]

interior
inside (part, section)
internal

tǐnèi

体内

[體內]

within the body
in vivo (vs in vitro)
internal to

zàinèi

在内

[在內]

(included) in it
among them

nèibào

内爆

[內爆]

to implode

nèidān

内丹

[內丹]

Taoist internal alchemy

nèishè

内射

[內射]

to ejaculate in the vagina or anus

nèituī

内推

[內推]

(math.) interpolation
(human resources) internal referral; employee referral (recommendation of a potential new employee by an existing employee or client)

nèitíng

内廷

[內廷]