宁

甯
níng
#1,017 most
frequent character
variant of 寧|宁[ning2]

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.

宁 as a component in other characters

sound6 characters
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