Chinese Character Wiki
寍

níng

peaceful

Depicts a peaceful place (宀) with food to eat (皿). 心 represents the meaning.

Components
宀 iconic component

宀  Iconic component

mián

  

roof

心 meaning component

心  Meaning component

xīn

  

heart

皿 iconic component

皿  Iconic component

mǐn

  

dish

Evolution

寍 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
寍 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
寍 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
寍 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
寍 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

寍  

níng

used as a term of comparison:-rather; it is better; would that

Component uses

Meaning component in 2 characters (1 verified)

寧 甯

Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)

寧

Remnant component in 1 character (0 verified)

甯

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese

Middle Chinese

Pinyin

Gloss


Miscellaneous

Strokes

12

Unicode

U+5BCD

Shuowen

“寍，安也。从宀，心在皿上。人之飲食器。所以安人。”


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