Níng

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Source form: 寧 / 宁
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Níng xià Huí zú Zì zhì qū] / abbr. for Nanjing 南京[Nán jīng] / surname Ning
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-5f8c6647b27364e7. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

寧 宁 [Ning2] /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/

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níng

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Source form: 寧 / 宁
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
peaceful / to pacify / to visit (one's parents etc)
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-f2339efafd55a6be. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

寧 宁 [ning2] /peaceful/to pacify/to visit (one's parents etc)/

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nìng

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Source form: 寧 / 宁
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
would rather / to prefer / how (emphatic) / Taiwan pr. [níng]
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-1f00763806c0b796. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

寧 宁 [ning4] /would rather/to prefer/how (emphatic)/Taiwan pr. [ning2]/

Source material and teaching drafts have separate provenance. Long-term commercial licensing remains under review.

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Other forms in these source records: 宁

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