宁
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peaceful; to pacify; to visit (one's parents etc)
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Dict coverage rank #310 U+5B81
How 宁 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
宀 (semantic, “roof”) + 丁 (phonetic, dīng)
How to remember it
calm · Heisig RSH #1558
house + spike
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 丁
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 丁 (dīng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 丁 sound component | dīng | male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem |
| 打 | dǎ | to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike |
| 灯 | dēng | lamp, lantern, light |
| 顶 | dǐng | top, summit, peak; to carry on the head |
| 厅 | tīng | hall, central room |
| 订 | dìng | to make an order; to draw up an agreement |
| 汀 | tīng | bank, sandbar; beach, shore |
| 叮 | dīng | to persistently exhort or urge; sting (as of an insect) |
| 盯 | dīng | to rivet one's gaze upon; to keep eyes on |
| 町 | tǐng | a raised path between fields |
| 仃 | dīng | lonely, solitary |
| 酊 | dīng | drunk, intoxicated |
| 疔 | dīng | boil, carbuncle, ulcer |
| 玎 | dīng | jingling, tinkling |
| 耵 | dīng | earwax |
Words containing 宁
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 心神不宁 | xīn shén bù níng | to feel ill at ease |
| 大宁县 | Dà níng Xiàn | Daning, a county in Linfen City 臨汾市|临汾市[Lin2 fen2 Shi4], Shanxi |
| 中宁县 | Zhōng níng Xiàn | Zhongning, a county in Zhongwei City 中衛市|中卫市[Zhong1 wei4 Shi4], Ningxia |
| 宁国市 | Níng guó Shì | Ningguo, a county-level city in Xuancheng City 宣城市[Xuan1 cheng2 Shi4], Anhui |
| 天宁区 | Tiān níng Qū | Tianning, a district of Changzhou City 常州市[Chang2 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangsu |
| 宁海县 | Níng hǎi Xiàn | Ninghai, a county in Ningbo City 寧波市|宁波市[Ning2 bo1 Shi4], Zhejiang |
| 宁化县 | Níng huà Xiàn | Ninghua, a county in Sanming City 三明市[San1 ming2 Shi4], Fujian |
| 海宁市 | Hǎi níng Shì | Haining, a county-level city in Jiaxing City 嘉興市|嘉兴市[Jia1 xing1 Shi4], Zhejiang |
| 会宁县 | Huì níng Xiàn | Huining, a county in Baiyin City 白銀市|白银市[Bai2 yin2 Shi4], Gansu |
| 安宁区 | Ān níng Qū | Anning, a district of Lanzhou City 蘭州市|兰州市[Lan2 zhou1 Shi4], Gansu |
| 安宁市 | Ān níng Shì | Anning, a county-level city in Kunming City 昆明市[Kun1 ming2 Shi4], Yunnan |
| 宁安市 | Níng ān Shì | Ning'an, a county-level city in Mudanjiang City 牡丹江市[Mu3 dan1 jiang1 Shi4], Heilongjiang |
| 长宁县 | Cháng níng Xiàn | Changning, a county in Yibin City 宜賓市|宜宾市[Yi2 bin1 Shi4], Sichuan |
| 西宁市 | Xī níng Shì | Xining, prefecture-level city and capital of Qinghai Province 青海省[Qing1 hai3 Sheng3] |
| 长宁区 | Cháng níng qū | Changning district, central Shanghai |
| 宁德市 | Níng dé Shì | Ningde, prefecture-level city in Fujian Province 福建省[Fu2 jian4 Sheng3] |
| 宁南县 | Níng nán Xiàn | Ningnan, a county in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture 涼山彝族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 z… |
| 宁城县 | Níng chéng Xiàn | Ningcheng, a county in Chifeng City 赤峰市[Chi4 feng1 Shi4], Inner Mongolia |
| 新宁县 | Xīn níng Xiàn | Xinning, a county in Shaoyang City 邵陽市|邵阳市[Shao4 yang2 Shi4], Hunan |
| 南宁市 | Nán níng Shì | Nanning, prefecture-level city and capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮… |