nìng

old variant of 寧|宁[ning4]

would rather; to prefer; how (emphatic); Taiwan pr. [ning2]

roof (宀) + sound hint (丁) = preferring to stay under the roof

宀 is the roof radical, evoking shelter and dwelling — the sense of settling comfortably under a roof. 丁 mainly contributes the sound; the preference or resolve in 宁 grows from the image of being at home.

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愿待在家里,也不想出去。

wǒ nìng yuàn dāi zài jiā lǐ, yě bù xiǎng chū qù。

I would rather stay at home than go out.

可一个人吃苦,也不让家人担心。

tā nìng kě yī gè rén chī kǔ, yě bù ràng jiā rén dān xīn。

He would rather suffer alone than let his family worry.

Words with 宁

遂宁

suì níng

see 遂寧市|遂宁市[Sui4 ning2 Shi4]

遂宁市

suì níng shì

Suining, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province 四川省[Si4 chuan1 Sheng3]

辽宁

liáo níng

see 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3]

辽宁古盗鸟

liáo níng gǔ dào niǎo

Archaeoraptor liaoningensis (bird-like dinosaur found in Liaoning province)

辽宁大学

liáo níng dà xué

Liaoning University

辽宁省

liáo níng shěng

Liaoning Province, capital Shenyang 瀋陽市|沈阳市[Shen3 yang2 Shi4] (abbr. to 遼|辽[Liao2])

辽宁号

liáo níng hào

Liaoning, the first aircraft carrier commissioned into the PLA Navy (commissioned in 2012)

邕宁

yōng níng

see 邕寧區|邕宁区[Yong1 ning2 Qu1]

邕宁区

yōng níng qū

Yongning, a district of Nanning City 南寧市|南宁市[Nan2 ning2 Shi4], Guangxi

郎世宁

láng shì níng

Giuseppe Castiglione (1688–1766), Jesuit missionary and artist who served as a painter in the Qing court for 50 years

乡宁

xiāng níng

Xiangning county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lin2 fen2], Shanxi

金宁

jīn níng

Chinning township in Kinmen County 金門縣|金门县[Jin1 men2 xian4] (Kinmen or Quemoy islands), Taiwan

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