peaceful, tranquil, serene
Animated Stroke Order 宁
Stroke Order Diagrams 宁
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HSK Vocabulary: 宁
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 宁 is used in context
1
wǒ我
xǐ喜
huan欢
níng宁
jìng静
de的
yè夜
wǎn晚
。
I like peaceful nights.
2
wǒ我
nìng宁
yuàn愿
zài在
jiā家
kàn看
shū书
。
I would rather read at home.
3
zhè这
lǐ里
de的
shēng生
huó活
hěn很
ān安
níng宁
。
Life here is very peaceful.
4
wǒ我
nìng宁
kě可
hē喝
shuǐ水
，
yě也
bù不
hē喝
kě可
lè乐
。
I would rather drink water than cola.
5
tā他
nìng宁
kě可
zǒu走
lù路
qù去
xué学
xiào校
，
yě也
bù不
yuàn愿
yì意
zuò坐
yōng拥
jǐ挤
de的
gōng公
jiāo交
chē车
。
He would rather walk to school than take the crowded bus.
6
wèi为
le了
bǎo保
chí持
jiàn健
kāng康
，
tā她
nìng宁
kě可
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
qǐ起
duàn锻
liàn炼
，
yě也
bù不
yuàn愿
zhōu周
mò末
shuì睡
lǎn懒
jiào觉
。
To stay healthy, she would rather get up early to exercise every day than sleep in on weekends.
7
wǒ我
nìng宁
yuàn愿
chī吃
píng苹
guǒ果
。
I would rather eat an apple.
8
tā他
nìng宁
yuàn愿
zǒu走
lù路
qù去
xué学
xiào校
，
yě也
bù不
zuò坐
gōng公
jiāo交
chē车
。
He would rather walk to school than take the bus.
9
wèi为
le了
bǎo保
chí持
jiàn健
kāng康
，
tā她
nìng宁
yuàn愿
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
qǐ起
duàn锻
liàn炼
，
yě也
bù不
yuàn愿
shuì睡
lǎn懒
jiào觉
。
To stay healthy, she would rather get up early to exercise every day than sleep in.
10
wǒ我
nìng宁
kěn肯
zǒu走
lù路
qù去
xué学
xiào校
。
I would rather walk to school.
Information
Traditional寧
Radical宀
Strokes5
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#2170
Zhuyinㄋㄧㄥˊ
Components—
UnicodeU+5B81
CangjieJMN
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
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