宁 nìng better; rather

Made up of [宀 mián roof radical 40, 丁 dīng nail; robust; adult man ]
Ancient small seal form Small seal

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Also uses 宀 mián component: 安 ān (peace) 宝 bǎo (jewel) ; 定 dìng (to set) ; 富 fù (rich) ; 宫 gōng (palace) ; 官 guān (official) ; 寒 hán (cold) ; 家 jiā (house) ; 客 kè (customer) ; 容 róng (to hold) ; 室 shì (room) ; 实 shí (real) ; 宋 song (Song) ; 它 tā (it) ; 穴 xué (cave) ; 宜 yí (proper) ; 院 yuàn (courtyard) ; 灾 zāi (disaster) ; 字 zì (letter)
Also uses 丁 dīng component: 灯 dēng (lamp) 打 qiú (to beat) ; 行 xíng (permitted) ; 于 yú (in)

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Provinces

辽宁 Liaoning
宁夏 Ningxia

Cities

南宁 Nanning, Guangxi
普宁 Puning, Guangdong
西宁 Xining, Qinghai
济宁 Jining, Shandong
宁波 Ningbo, Zhejiang
伊宁 Yining, Xinjiang
遂宁 Suining, Sichuan
宁德 Ningde, Fujian

Proverbs

逢奸宁可玉碎,气正不求瓦全 féng jiān nìng kě yù suì, qì zhèng bù qiú wǎ quán It is better to die with honor than surrender
鸡犬不宁 jī quǎn bù ning All in turmoil and excitement
宁为玉碎,不为瓦全 nìng wéi yù suì, bù wéi wǎ quán Stand up against enemies do not give in. Keep your integrity and stand firm
宁做鸡头,不当凤尾 nìng zuò jītóu, bù dāng fèng wěi Better to be leader of a humble organization than the stooge of a grand one