宁
寕nìng
#1,017 most
frequent character
old variant of 寧|宁[ning4]
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
宁 has 宀 building as the meaning part and 丁 dīng as the sound part. It first meant peaceful and stable. Later it also described a wife going back to her parents. Read nìng, it means would rather or prefer; in Simplified it replaces 寧 by dropping 心 and 罒.
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