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

would rather / better
tranquil / tranquility / serenity
would rather... / it would be better... / would prefer
Ninglang Yizu autonomous county in Lijiang 麗江|丽江[Li4 jiang1], Yunnan
Ningyuan county in Yongzhou 永州[Yong3 zhou1], Hunan
Ningyuan county in Yongzhou 永州[Yong3 zhou1], Hunan
Yongbyon (Ryeongbyeon), site of North Korean nuclear reactor
Ningdu county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州[Gan4 zhou1], Jiangxi
Ningdu county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州[Gan4 zhou1], Jiangxi
Ningxiang county in Changsha 長沙|长沙[Chang2 sha1], Hunan
Ningxiang county in Changsha 長沙|长沙[Chang2 sha1], Hunan
Ningshan County in Ankang 安康[An1 kang1], Shaanxi
Ningshan County in Ankang 安康[An1 kang1], Shaanxi
Ningling county in Shangqiu 商丘[Shang1 qiu1], Henan
Ningling county in Shangqiu 商丘[Shang1 qiu1], Henan
Ningyang county in Tai'an 泰安[Tai4 an1], Shandong
Ninguang county in Tai'an 泰安[Tai4 an1], Shandong
Ninglang Yizu Autonomous County in Lijiang 麗江|丽江[Li4 jiang1], Yunnan
tranquility yields transcendence (idiom); quiet life of profound study / cf Still waters run deep.
abbr. for 寧蒗彞族自治縣|宁蒗彝族自治县, Ninglang Yizu autonomous county in Yunnan

Sentences with 寧

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