尼古丁

nígǔdīng
(loanword) nicotine

CEDICT

loanword

Entry Composition

1 尼 ní
  1. Buddhist nun
  2. (often used in phonetic spellings)
2 古 gǔ
  1. ancient
  2. old
  3. paleo-
3 丁 dīng
  1. male adult
  2. the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干 tiāngān
  3. fourth (used like "4" or "D")
  4. small cube of meat or vegetable
  5. (literary) to encounter
  6. (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195°
  7. (chemistry) butyl