# 宁

| 宁 | U+5B81, &#23425; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5B81 |
| ← 宀 [U+5B80] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 宂 → [U+5B82] |

## Translingual
### Han character

宁 (Kangxi radical 40, 宀+2, 5 strokes, cangjie input 十一弓 (JMN), four-corner 3020$_1$, composition ⿱宀丁)
* Shuowen Jiezi radical №504

#### Derived characters

* 佇(伫), 拧, 𢁼, 𤆼, 眝(𪾣), 竚(𥩟), 𬑱, 𮀓, 𮁫, 紵(纻), 羜(𬙯), 詝(𬣞), 貯(贮), 𨀉, 𤲑, 𩶂, 苧(苎), 䇡, 𫹿, 㿾 - (Note: Already existed prior to simplification of characters. Some characters are further simplified to the component 㝉 in mainland China to avoid confusion with characters derived from 寧)
* 𪥰, 𬲲, 㤖, 𬍜, 𬬾, 聍, 𫛢, 𮫂 (Extended simplified forms of 嬣, 䭢, 懧, 𤪥, 鑏, 聹, 鸋, 鬡 in mainland China. Some characters may also have existed prior to simplification)

#### Related characters

* 寧 (Traditional form of 宁)
* 甯 (Traditional form of 宁 but may also be used in surnames or given names in mainland China)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 281, character 12
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7055
* Dae Jaweon: page 551, character 12
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 910, character 1
* Unihan data for U+5B81

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 宁 :
| Shang | Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | Old Chinese |
| 貯 | *taʔ |
| 詝 | *taʔ |
| 柠 | *tʰaʔ |
| 宁 | *da, *daʔ |
| 佇 | *daʔ |
| 竚 | *daʔ |
| 苧 | *daʔ |
| 紵 | *daʔ |
| 羜 | *daʔ |
| 眝 | *daʔ |
Pictogram (象形) .

### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhù (zhu$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): cyu$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhù
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhù
*** Wade–Giles: chu$^4$
*** Yale: jù
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juh
*** Palladius: чжу (čžu)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: cyu$^5$
*** Yale: chyúh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsy$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: qu$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰyː¹³/
* Middle Chinese: drjo, drjoX
Rime :
| Character | 宁 | 宁 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 澄 (11) | 澄 (11) |
| Final (韻) | 魚 (22) | 魚 (22) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 直魚切 | 直吕切 |
| Baxter | drjo | drjoX |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɖɨʌ/ | /ɖɨʌ$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɖiɔ/ | /ɖiɔ$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ȡiɔ/ | /ȡiɔ$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ɖɨə̆/ | /ɖɨə̆$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /ȡiɔ/ | /ȡiɔ$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /ȡĭo/ | /ȡĭo$^X$/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /ȡʱi̯wo/ | /ȡʱi̯wo$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | chú | zhù |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | cyu$^4$ | zyu$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*da/, /*daʔ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 宁 | 宁 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| No. | 17632 | 17638 |
| Phonetic component | 宁 | 宁 |
| Rime group | 魚 | 魚 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 除 | |
| Old Chinese | /*da/ | /*daʔ/ |

#### Definitions

宁
* (historical) space between the door and the entrance screen, or between the two side houses in the main entrance
* Original form of 貯 (“to store; to accumulate; to gather”).
* Original form of 佇 (“to stand for a long time”).

#### Usage notes

As a phonetic component, reduced to 㝉 in Simplified Chinese to distinguish from 宁 below, the simplified form of 寧.

### Etymology 2

* For pronunciation and definitions of 宁 – see 寧 (“peaceful; tranquil; serene; at peace; to stabilise; to pacify; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 寧).
* Notes:Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore.Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

### Etymology 3

* For pronunciation and definitions of 宁 – see 甯. (This character is the simplified form of 甯).
* Notes:Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore.Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* calm
* peaceful
* serene
* healthy

#### Readings

* On (unclassified): ちょ (cho)
* Kun: たくわえる (takuwaeru)、たたずむ (tatazumu)

## Korean
### Hanja

宁 • (jeo) (hangeul 저, revised jeo, McCune–Reischauer chŏ)
* garden
* peace

## Vietnamese
### Han character

宁: Hán Nôm readings: trữ
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

## Zhuang
### Proper noun

宁
* Sawndip form of ningz