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寧 níng

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寧 níng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
níng | ning2
English translation
calm, peaceful; healthy; rather; to prefer

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About 寧 níng

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

寧 níng

Contains the radical

宀 gài

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

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Etymology of 寧 níng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿱宀 gài ⿱心 xīn ⿱皿丁

Semantic compound

心 xīn

Phonetic compound

丁 Dīng

Explanation

Simplified form of 寧 níng . Phonosemantic compound. 丁 Dīng represents the sound and the other components represent the meaning. The traditional component 心 xīn was removed for simplification. The traditional component 皿 mǐn was removed for simplification.

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Words with 寧 níng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
宁愿 nìngyuàn better寧願
宁 nìng to prefer寧 níng
宁可 nìngkě preferably寧可
宁静 níng jìng tranquil寧靜
安宁 Ānníng peaceful安寧
辽宁 Liáo níng Liaoning province in northeast China, short name 遼 liáo |辽 Liáo [Liáo], capital Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳 Shěn yáng [Shěn​yáng]遼寧
宁波 Níng bō Ningbo subprovincial city in Zhejiang寧波
南宁 Nán níng Nanning prefecture level city and capital of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in south China 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区 Guǎng xī Zhuàng zú Zì zhì qū 南寧
列宁 Liè níng Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924), Russian revolutionary leader列寧
宁夏 Níng xià Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, abbr. 寧 níng |宁 nìng [Níng], capital Yinchuan 銀川|银川 Yín chuān [Yín​chuān]寧夏
辽宁省 Liáo níng shěng Liaoning province in northeast China, short name 遼 liáo |辽 Liáo [Liáo], capital Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳 Shěn yáng [Shěn​yáng]遼寧省
心神不宁 xīn shén bù níng to feel ill at ease心神不寧
海宁 Hǎi níng Haining county level city in Jiaxing 嘉興|嘉兴 Jiā xīng [Jiā​xīng], Zhejiang海寧
南宁市 Nán níng Shì Nanning prefecture level city and capital of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区 Guǎng xī Zhuàng zú Zì zhì qū [Guǎng​xī​Zhuàng​zú​Zì​zhì​qū] in south China南寧市
李宁 Lǐ Níng Li Ning (1963-), PRC gymnast, winner of three gold medals at Los Angeles 1984 Olympic games李寧
西宁 Xī níng Xining prefecture level city and capital of Qinghai province 青海省 Qīng hǎi shěng [Qīng​hǎi​shěng] in west China西寧
宁波市 Níng bō shì Ningbo subprovincial city in Zhejiang寧波市
张怡宁 Zhāng Yí níng Zhang Yining (1981-), PRC female table tennis player and Olympic gold medalist張怡寧
唐宁街 Táng níng Jiē Downing Street (London)唐寧街
江宁 Jiāng níng Jiangning district of Nanjing City 南京市 Nán jīng shì in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏 Jiāng sū 江寧
奎宁 kuí níng quinine (loanword)奎寧
张宁 Zhāng Níng Zhang Ning (1975-), PRC female badminton player and Olympic gold medalist張寧

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