宁
níng
Earth element 土
peace and tranquility
Element
Earth 土
Radical
宀
Strokes
5
Use
Used for any gender
In five-element thinking, Earth carries steadiness, trust, grounding. A name built on 宁 leans on that energy.
The image behind the character
归宁父母
《诗经·周南·葛覃》
宁 appears in this classical line. Read it as the picture the character draws on, part of why it carries the feeling it does.
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