宁
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Han character
宁 (Kangxi radical 40, 宀+2, 5 strokes, cangjie input 十一弓 (JMN), four-corner 30201, composition ⿱宀丁)
- Shuowen Jiezi radical №504
Derived characters
- 佇(伫), 拧, 𢁼, 𤆼, 眝(𪾣), 竚(𥩟), 𬑱, 𮀓, 𮁫, 紵(纻), 羜(𬙯), 詝(𬣞), 貯(贮), 𨀉, 𤲑, 𩶂, 苧(苎), 䇡, 𫹿, 㿾 - (Note: Already existed prior to simplification of characters. Some characters are further simplified to the component 㝉 in mainland China to avoid confusion with characters derived from 寧)
- 𪥰, 𬲲, 㤖, 𬍜, 𬬾, 聍, 𫛢, 𮫂 (Extended simplified forms of 嬣, 䭢, 懧, 𤪥, 鑏, 聹, 鸋, 鬡 in mainland China. Some characters may also have existed prior to simplification)
Related characters
- 寧 (Traditional form of 宁)
- 甯 (Traditional form of 宁 but may also be used in surnames or given names in mainland China)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 281, character 12
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7055
- Dae Jaweon: page 551, character 12
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 910, character 1
- Unihan data for U+5B81
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 宁 | |||
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| Shang | Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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Pictogram (象形) .
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhù
- Wade–Giles: chu4
- Yale: jù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juh
- Palladius: чжу (čžu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: cyu5
- Yale: chyúh
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsy5
- Guangdong Romanization: qu5
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰyː¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Middle Chinese: drjo, drjoX
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*da/, /*daʔ/
Definitions
宁
- (historical) space between the door and the entrance screen, or between the two side houses in the main entrance
- Original form of 貯 (“to store; to accumulate; to gather”).
- Original form of 佇 (“to stand for a long time”).
Usage notes
As a phonetic component, reduced to 㝉 in Simplified Chinese to distinguish from 宁 below, the simplified form of 寧.
Etymology 2
| For pronunciation and definitions of 宁 – see 寧 (“peaceful; tranquil; serene; at peace; to stabilise; to pacify; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 寧). |
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Etymology 3
| For pronunciation and definitions of 宁 – see 甯. (This character is the simplified form of 甯). |
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Kanji
宁
Readings
Hanja
Han character
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Proper noun
宁
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