宁

寧
Ning2
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abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2xia4 Hui2zu2 Zi4zhi4qu1]

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

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Same Characters, Different Readings

宁níng
variant of 寧|宁[ning2]
宁nìng
old variant of 寧|宁[ning4]
宁níng
peaceful, to pacify
宁nìng
would rather, to prefer, how (emphatic)

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