甯

níng

peaceful; to pacify; to visit (one's parents etc)

How to write 甯, stroke by stroke

Pictophonetic: semantic 心 (heart), phonetic 用

Made of 宀 + 心 + 用

寧願nìng yuànwould rather ... (than ...)
寧可nìng kěpreferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather; (would) be better to; (to pick) the lesser of two evils
安寧ān níngpeaceful; tranquil; calm; composed; free from worry
寧靜níng jìngtranquil; tranquility; serenity
心神不寧xīn shén bù níngto feel ill at ease
寧肯nìng kěnwould rather...; it would be better...; would prefer
利眠寧lì mián níngchlordiazepoxide; (trade name) Librium (loanword)
奎寧水kuí níng shuǐtonic water; quinine water
毋寧wú nìngnot as good as; would rather
坐臥不寧zuò wò bù níngto be restless
寧缺勿濫nìng quē wù lànsame as 宁缺毋滥
息事寧人xī shì níng rénto keep the peace; to patch up a quarrel (idiom)

讓我們享受這平靜和安寧。
ràng wǒ men xiǎng shòu zhè píng jìng hé ān níng 。
Let's just enjoy this peace and quiet.
我寧願您休一天假。
wǒ nìng yuàn nín xiū yì tiān jiǎ 。
I would rather you had a day off.
與其向命運妥協，我寧可自殺。
yǔ qí xiàng mìng yùn tuǒ xié ， wǒ nìng kě zì shā 。
I would rather kill myself than reconcile myself to my fate.
與其知道你要走，我寧肯你沒有回來過。
yǔ qí zhī dào nǐ yào zǒu ， wǒ nìng kěn nǐ méi yǒu huí lái guò 。
I would rather that you never returned than know that you wanted to leave.
書和朋友應該是寧缺毋濫。
shū hé péng yǒu yīng gāi shì nìng quē wú làn 。
Books and friends should be few but good.