HanTrace

宁

nìng
HSK 43 readings

Other characters with the syllable ning: see all 3 →

Meaning

  • abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]
  • abbr. for Nanjing 南京[Nan2 jing1]
  • peaceful
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  • to pacify
  • to visit (one's parents etc)
  • would rather
  • to prefer
  • how (emphatic)
  • old variant of 寧|宁[ning4]
  • surname Ning
  • variant of 寧|宁[ning2]

Example

奈良是一个宁静而美丽的城市。

Nara is a quiet and beautiful city.

From 宁静 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

  • níngabbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区 / abbr. for Nanjing 南京 / surname Ning / peaceful / to pacify / to visit (one's parents etc) / variant of 寧|宁
  • nìngold variant of 寧|宁 / would rather / to prefer / how (emphatic)

Stroke Order

5 strokes

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