abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1] / abbr. for Nanjing 南京[Nan2 jing1] / surname Ning

= + : Mnemonic symbol: 列宁, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin.

Vladimir Lenin (宁) enters engine's kitchen ((e)ng2) when Nefertiti (ni) is preparing dinner. Nefertiti thinks Lenin wants to start a revolution, so she immediately tries to throw him out, but Lenin tells her he wants to remain peaceful (宁) and learn how to cook. As sign of humility he even takes his graduation cap (宀) and nails (丁) it to the wall.
peaceful / to pacify / to visit (one's parents etc)

= + : Mnemonic symbol: 列宁, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin.

Vladimir Lenin (宁) enters engine's kitchen ((e)ng2) when Nefertiti (ni) is preparing dinner. Nefertiti thinks Lenin wants to start a revolution, so she immediately tries to throw him out, but Lenin tells her he wants to remain peaceful (宁) and learn how to cook. As sign of humility he even takes his graduation cap (宀) and nails (丁) it to the wall.
would rather / to prefer / how (emphatic) / Taiwan pr. [ning2]

寧 character breakdown

The character 寧 cannot be broken down into individual components.

Characters with 寧 as component

mistake / to twist

= + : Nefertiti (ni) just twisted (拧) Lenin (宁) around with a toy claw (扌) to go in the other direction in the engine ((e)ng3), but she doesn't know if it was a mistake (拧).
stubborn

= + : Nefertiti (ni) wants Lenin (宁) to use engine's men's bathroom ((e)ng4), but Lenin is so stubborn (拧) to insist on using the women's bathroom and threatens Nefertiti with a toy claw (扌).
to pinch / wring

= + : Lenin (宁) is pinching (拧) Nefertiti's (ni) ass with a toy claw (扌) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2).
(used as a bound form in 薴烯|苧烯[ning2 xi1], limonene) / tangled / in disarray
to enjoin
weak / wearied / in distress

Words with 寧

Ningbo subprovincial city in Zhejiang
rather die than submit (idiom)
Ningjiang district of Songyuan city 松原市, Jilin
Ninghe county in Tianjin 天津[Tian1 jin1]
Ninghe county in Tianjin 天津[Tian1 jin1]
Ningbo subprovincial city in Zhejiang
Ningjin county in Dezhou 德州[De2 zhou1], Shandong
Ningjin county in Dezhou 德州[De2 zhou1], Shandong
Ning'er County in Yunnan / abbr. for Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County 寧洱哈尼族彞族自治縣|宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县[Ning2 er3 Ha1 ni2 zu2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County in Yunnan, capital Pu'er city 普洱市[Pu3 er3 shi4] / formerly Pu'er Hani and Yi autonomous county
Ning'er County in Yunnan / abbr. for Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County 寧洱哈尼族彞族自治縣|宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县[Ning2 er3 Ha1 ni2 zu2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
Ninghai county in Ningbo 寧波|宁波[Ning2 bo1], Zhejiang
Ninghai county in Ningbo 寧波|宁波[Ning2 bo1], Zhejiang
Better broken jade than intact tile. / Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom)
see 寧做雞頭,不做鳳尾|宁做鸡头,不做凤尾[ning4 zuo4 ji1 tou2 , bu4 zuo4 feng4 wei3]
Ning county in Qingyang 慶陽|庆阳[Qing4 yang2], Gansu
same as 寧缺毋濫|宁缺毋滥[ning4 que1 wu2 lan4]
better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
Ningjiang district of Songyuan city 松原市, Jilin

Sentences with 寧

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