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宁

Traditional: 寕 · 寧 · 甯

níng

nìng · ning4 (Jyutping)

  1. old variant of 寧|宁[ning4]
  2. would rather
  3. to prefer
  4. how (emphatic)
  5. Taiwan pr. [ning2]

níng · ning4 (Jyutping)

  1. 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]
  2. abbr. for Nanjing 南京[Nan2 jing1]
  3. peaceful
  4. to pacify
  5. to visit (one's parents etc)
  6. variant of 寧|宁[ning2]
  7. surname Ning

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

宁

Meaning
calm, peaceful, serene; healthy
Radical
宀
Strokes
5
Components
⿱宀丁
Cangjie
JMN
Four-corner
3020.1

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