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宁
寧
nìng
1. would rather
2. to prefer
3. how (emphatic)
4. Taiwan pr. <níng>
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 5 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

宁
níng
calm, peaceful; healthy; rather; to prefer
HSK 5 5 丶

Compound Words (20)

宁陵
Nínglíng
Ningling county in Shangqiu [[商丘<Shāngqiū>]], Henan
普宁
Pǔníng
Puning county level city in Jieyang [[揭陽|揭阳]], Guangdong
宁洱
Níngěr
Ning'er County in Yunnan
宁陕
Níngshǎn
Ningshan County in Ankang [[安康<Ānkāng>]], Shaanxi
建宁
Jiànníng
Jianning county in Sanming [[三明<Sānmíng>]], Fujian
晋宁
Jìnníng
Jinning county in Kunming [[昆明<Kūnmíng>]], Yunnan
宁晋
Níngjìn
Ningjin county in Xingtai [[邢台<Xíngtái>]], Hebei
宁津
Níngjīn
Ningjin county in Dezhou [[德州<Dézhōu>]], Shandong
宁肯
nìngkěn
would rather...
HSK 6
宁乡
Níngxiāng
Ningxiang county in Changsha [[長沙|长沙<Chángshā>]], Hunan
宁静
níngjìng
tranquil
广宁
Guǎngníng
Guangning county in Zhaoqing [[肇慶|肇庆<Zhàoqìng>]], Guangdong
抚宁
Fǔníng
Funing county in Qinhuangdao [[秦皇島|秦皇岛<Qínhuángdǎo>]], Hebei
昌宁
Chāngníng
Changning county in Baoshan [[保山<Bǎoshān>]], Yunnan
宁宗
Níngzōng
Emperor Ningzong of Southern Song (1168-1224)
宁明
Níngmíng
Ningming county in Chongzuo [[崇左<Chóngzuǒ>]], Guangxi
宁江
Níngjiāng
Ningjiang district of Songyuan city [[松原市]], Jilin
宁波
Níngbō
Ningbo subprovincial city in Zhejiang
宁县
Níngxiàn
Ning county in Qingyang [[慶陽|庆阳<Qìngyáng>]], Gansu
南宁
Nánníng
Nanning prefecture level city and capital of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in south China [[廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区]]

Alternate Entries

宁
nìng
old variant of [[寧|宁<nìng>]]
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
宁
níng
peaceful / to pacify / to visit (one's parents etc)
宁
níng
variant of [[寧|宁<níng>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,018
Word Frequency Rank
1,404 of 84,292