Memory phrase for the character: 宁

宁

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Meaning

peaceful, rather, better, tranquil

Pronunciation

níng

Explanation

 Top: roof 宀, below: nail 丁

Mnemonic
 
(There is no risk that the building might collapse:) When the roof is built with nails, you have peace.

Radicals

宀 roof
宁 peace, calm
丁 nail




 Vocabulary

列宁 Liè níng  Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924), Russian revolutionary leader
列宁 Liè níng  
宁缺毋滥 nìng quē wú làn  better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
宁缺毋滥 nìng quē wú làn  

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