寜 Stroke Order

Definition of 「寜」: 1. Ancient form of "宁" (níng). 古同“寧”。 2. (Adjective) The Oracle Bone Script simplified as "⿱皿丂", composed of "皿" (wǎn, meaning dish or vessel) and "丂" (kǎo). The traditional version of Oracle Bone Script adds "宀" (mián), which symbolizes a house, indicating a dish placed under a roof, representing the peace of home. The Bronze Script adds "心" (xīn, meaning heart) or omits "丂". Today, "宁" (níng) is used as the simplified character for "宁". The original pronunciation was zhù, which is the original character of "贮" (zhù, meaning store). The primary meaning: peaceful, safe. 本义：安宁、平安. 3. The same original meaning, 寍 (níng), also means peace. 同本义，寍，安也。——《说文》。经传皆以宁为之。 Examples: - 心神不宁 (xīn shén bù níng) - disturbed mind; - 宁吉 (níng jí) - safe and auspicious; - 宁息 (níng xī) - peaceful and calm; - 宁和 (níng hé) - peaceful and harmonious; - 宁泰 (níng tài) - peaceful and stable; - 宁康 (níng kāng) - peaceful and healthy. 4. 宁可; 宁愿 (níng kě; níng yuàn) - would rather; willingness also expressed by "宁". 宁可; 宁愿 ，宁，愿词也。——《说文》 Examples: - 宁个 (níng gè) - would rather; - 宁为玉碎，不为瓦全 (níng wéi yù suì, bù wéi wǎ quán) - would rather be shattered like jade than be whole like a tile. 5. (Adverb) Used as a rhetorical question; difficult to question, e.g., "你宁不来?" (nǐ níng bù lái) - would you really not come? 〈副〉 岂; 难道，子宁不来。——《诗·郑风·子衿》 Examples: - 宁渠 (níng qú) - is it possible; how? - 事之可怪，宁有逾此 (shì zhī kě guài, níng yǒu yú cǐ) - the matter is strange, is it beyond this?