宁

㝉宁 zhù ㄓㄨˋ ning4

to store
to stand
space between the door and the entrance screen

宁寧 Níng ㄋㄧㄥˊ ning4

abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 宁夏回族自治区 (寧夏回族自治區) Níng xià Huí zú Zì zhì qū ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄗㄨˊ ㄗˋ ㄓˋ ㄑㄩ
abbr. for Nanjing 南京 Nán jīng ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄥ
surname Ning

宁寧 níng ㄋㄧㄥˊ ning4

peaceful
to pacify
to visit (one's parents etc)

宁寧 nìng ㄋㄧㄥˋ ning4

would rather
to prefer
how (emphatic)
Taiwan pr. [ning2]

宁寕 nìng ㄋㄧㄥˋ

old variant of 宁 (寧) nìng ㄋㄧㄥˋ

宁甯 níng ㄋㄧㄥˊ

variant of 宁 (寧) níng ㄋㄧㄥˊ

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 宁 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

Character breakdown

宁 radical 宀 = 宀丁

Example sentences

我寧死不降。 I would rather die than surrender.
我寧願分開。 I would rather be apart.
我寧願去游泳。 I'd rather go swimming.
不，我是方寧。 No, I am Fang Ning.
他宁愿不吃这个。 He'd prefer not to eat that.
我宁愿呆在这里。 I would rather stay here.
我宁愿不说出来。 I'd rather not say.
他宁愿星期五去。 He'd prefer to go on Friday.
我宁愿忘记过去。 I prefer to forget the past.

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