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咛

níng

to enjoin, to instruct; to charge

🔤 Pictophonetic: 口 (mouth) provides meaning, 宁 provides pronunciation

HSK ✏️ 8 strokes Uncommon • Top 43%

Words Using 咛 (2)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

to warn / to urge / to exhort / to give instructions carefully and insistently

叮咛

dīngníng

to warn / to urge / to exhort / to give instructions carefully and insistently

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口

kǒu

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

宁

níng

calm, peaceful; healthy; rather; to prefer

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kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

níng

宁

calm, peaceful; healthy; rather; to prefer

🔤 Pictophonetic: 宀 (roof) provides meaning, 丁 provides pronunciation

5 strokes HSK 5

gài

宀

roof; house

3 strokes

dīng

丁

male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem

📷 Pictographic: A nail

2 strokes HSK 6

Words Using 咛 (2)

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