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宁 - níng

calm, peaceful, serene; healthy

calm, peaceful, serene; healthy

How to read 宁

Click 宁 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinníng
Englishcalm, peaceful, serene; healthy
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

宁化 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 宁南. Please read 宁可 one more time.

Common words with this character

see 寧化縣|宁化县[Ning2 hua4 Xian4]
see 寧南縣|宁南县[Ning2 nan2 Xian4]
preferably; one would prefer to...; would rather
see 寧國市|宁国市[Ning2 guo2 Shi4]

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 宁 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 宁化 and 宁南 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 宁.