Pictograph of a container for storing things. Original form of 貯. In simplified Chinese 宁 is also used to mean "peaceful", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 寧.
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Historical Evolution
宁
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
宁
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
宁
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
宁
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
宁
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
宁
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
宁
Regular
Modern
Chinese
㝉 / 宁 [zhù]
to store; to stand; space between the door and the entrance screen
宁 / 寧 [Níng]
abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[NíngxiàHuízúZìzhìqū]; abbr. for Nanjing 南京[Nánjīng]; surname Ning
宁 / 寧 [níng]
peaceful; to pacify; to visit (one's parents etc)
宁 / 寧 [nìng]
would rather; to prefer; how (emphatic); Taiwan pr. [níng]
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (200)
宁愿 [nìngyuàn] #2,468
would rather
宁可 [nìngkě] #5,505
preferably
宁静 [níngjìng] #6,726
tranquil
安宁 [Anníng] #6,636
Anning District of Lanzhou City 蘭州市|兰州市[LánzhōuShì], Gansu
辽宁 [Liáoníng] #4,703
Liaoning province in northeast China, short name 遼|辽[Liáo], capital Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳[Shěnyáng]
宁波 [Níngbō] #39,955
Ningbo subprovincial city in Zhejiang
南宁 [Nánníng] #7,506
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
列宁 [Lièníng] #18,800
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924), Russian revolutionary leader
宁夏 [Níngxià] #8,967
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, abbr. 寧|宁[Níng], capital Yinchuan 銀川|银川[Yínchuān]
辽宁省 [Liáoníngshěng] #9,414
Liaoning province in northeast China, short name 遼|辽[Liáo], capital Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳[Shěnyáng]
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