zhù

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Source form: 宁 / 㝉
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to store / to stand / space between the door and the entrance screen
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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.

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Original source entry:

宁 㝉 [zhu4] /to store/to stand/space between the door and the entrance screen/

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nìng

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Source form: 寕 / 宁
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
old variant of 寧|宁[nìng]
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Original source entry:

寕 宁 [ning4] /old variant of 寧|宁[ning4]/

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

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Original source entry:

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

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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)
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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-f2339efafd55a6be. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

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

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All readings
Source form: 甯 / 宁
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
variant of 寧|宁[níng]
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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-a91222661f58e695. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

甯 宁 [ning2] /variant of 寧|宁[ning2]/

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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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Character information

Other forms in these source records: 㝉 / 寕 / 寧 / 甯

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