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宁 is a 5 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as níng in the second tone, however it can also be pronounced as nìng, or zhù.
In simplified Chinese the character 㝉 may be used.
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Pronunciation
We found 3 pronunciations for 宁
Definitions for 宁 pronounced as níng
- abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]
- abbr. for Nanjing 南京[Nan2 jing1]
- surname Ning
- peaceful
- to pacify
- to visit (one's parents etc)
- variant of 寧|宁[ning2]
Definitions for 宁 pronounced as nìng
- would rather
- to prefer
- how (emphatic)
- Taiwan pr. [ning2]
- old variant of 寧|宁[ning4]
Definitions for 宁 pronounced as zhù
- to store
- to stand
- space between the door and the entrance screen
Vocabulary
The most common words for 宁 — see all
- would rather
- better
- tranquil
- tranquility
- serenity
- 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
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