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寧
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宁
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calm

HSK 10 N1
Abstract →Space
níng, nìng
ネイ
むし.ろ
녕
Depicts a peaceful place (宀) with food to eat (皿). 心 represents the meaning and 丁 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (寧)
宀 roof+ 心 heart+ 皿 dish+ 丁 fourth =
寧 calm
宀 Iconic component
mián roof
心 Meaning component
xīn heart
皿 Iconic component
mǐn dish
shallow container
Depicts a container of food.
丁 Phonetic component
dīng fourth
male adult
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Simplified (宁)
宀 roof+ 丁 fourth =
宁 peaceful, (storage container)
宀
roof
丁
fourth
Notes
Similar Characters
憲 constitution (trad/jp)甯 serene (trad)字 character宄 a traitor宅 residence宇 eaves完 finish宏 magnificent宓 silent宕 stone quarry宗 religion官 bureaucrat宙 universe定 settle on宛 winding实 real (simp)宠 concubine (simp)审 investigate (simp)客 guest宣 proclaim
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
寧
Regular
Modern
Chinese
宁 / 寧 [Níng]
abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Níng​xià​Huí​zú​Zì​zhì​qū]; abbr. for Nanjing 南京[Nán​jīng]; 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]
Japanese
寧ろ 、 寧 (irreg.) むしろ 同音
adverb usually kana rather; better; instead; if anything
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
今日はむしろ外出したくない。
I would rather not go out today.
Japanese Names
寧 いづみ
Izumi female given name
寧 しず
Shizu female given name
寧 しづか
Shizuka female given name
寧 ねい
Nei female given name
寧 ねね
Nene unclassified name
寧 やす
Yasu female given name
寧 やすし
Yasushi given name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
宁愿 [nìng​yuàn] #2,468
would rather
宁可 [nìng​kě] #5,505
preferably
宁静 [níng​jìng] #6,726
tranquil
安宁 [An​níng] #6,636
Anning District of Lanzhou City 蘭州市|兰州市[Lán​zhōu​Shì], Gansu
辽宁 [Liáo​níng] #4,703
Liaoning province in northeast China, short name 遼|辽[Liáo], capital Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳[Shěn​yáng]
宁波 [Níng​bō] #39,955
Ningbo subprovincial city in Zhejiang
南宁 [Nán​níng] #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 [Liè​níng] #18,800
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924), Russian revolutionary leader
宁夏 [Níng​xià] #8,967
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, abbr. 寧|宁[Níng], capital Yinchuan 銀川|银川[Yín​chuān]
辽宁省 [Liáo​níng​shěng] #9,414
Liaoning province in northeast China, short name 遼|辽[Liáo], capital Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳[Shěn​yáng]
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JAPANESE WORDS (23)
⭐ 丁寧 [ていねい] #2,044
polite
ご丁寧 [ごていねい] #11,096
polite
安寧 [あんねい] #16,162
(public) peace
⭐ 寧ろ [むしろ] #19,784
rather
懇切丁寧 [こんせつていねい] #31,005
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.)
丁寧語 [ていねいご] #41,261
polite language (e.g. masu, desu)
奈良時代 [ならじだい] #67,502
Nara period (710-794 CE)
バカ丁寧 [ばかていねい] #70,118
overly polite
安寧秩序 [あんねいちつじょ] #130,806
peace and order
寧日 [ねいじつ] #137,150
peaceful day
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KOREAN WORDS (1)
안녕 #140
peace; good health