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níng

fierce; hideous

🔤 Pictophonetic: 犭 (dog) provides meaning, 宁 provides pronunciation
HSK 8 strokes Uncommon (35%)
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犭
quǎn
dog
宁
níng
calm, peaceful; healthy; rather; to prefer
⿰犭宁 i

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Component Tree i

quǎn
犭
dog
📷 Pictographic: A dog turned to the side
3 strokes
níng
宁
calm, peaceful; healthy; rather; to prefer
🔤 Pictophonetic: 宀 (roof) provides meaning, 丁 provides pronunciation
5 strokes HSK 5

Words Using 狞 (4)