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宁
nìng
Traditional: 寕
old variant of [[寧|宁<nìng>]]
5 strokes
Very Common (2%)
Character Breakdown
Alternate Dictionary Entries
宁
Níng
abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region [[寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区<NíngxiàHuízúZìzhìqū>]] / abbr. for Nanjing [[南京<Nánjīng>]] / surname Ning
Noun
宁
níng
peaceful / to pacify / to visit (one's parents etc)
宁
nìng
would rather / to prefer / how (emphatic) / Taiwan pr. <níng>
宁
níng
variant of [[寧|宁<níng>]]
Additional Information
Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
HSK Word Level
—
Character Frequency
1018
Word Frequency
1404