泞 meaning and stroke order
Mud, mire; muddy, stagnant
How to write 泞, stroke by stroke
8 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 泞
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- muddy
How 泞 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. Still 宁 water 氵; 宁 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 氵 (water), shared by 467 characters on this site.
How to remember 泞
Water 氵 that stays still 宁 (níng, calm) soaks into the ground and turns it into mud. The 宁 side also hints at the sound nìng.
泞 almost never appears alone in modern Chinese. You will meet it in the word 泥泞 (nínìng), which describes muddy, slushy ground or a hard situation. Example: 雨后的小路很泥泞。(Yǔ hòu de xiǎolù hěn nínìng.) After the rain, the path was very muddy.
Common mistake: Learners often read 泞 with the second tone like 宁 in 宁静 (níngjìng), but in 泥泞 it is fourth tone, nìng. Also do not confuse it with 拧 (nǐng, to twist), which has the hand radical 扌 instead of water 氵.
Common words with 泞
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 泥泞 | nínìng | muddy; mud |
泞 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 泞
How many strokes are in 泞?
泞 is written with 8 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 泞 mean?
泞 (nìng) means mud, mire; muddy, stagnant. A common word with it is 泥泞 (nínìng), meaning "muddy; mud".
How do you pronounce 泞?
泞 is pronounced nìng, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 泞?
The radical of 泞 is 氵, which carries the idea of "water". Dictionaries list 泞 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 泞?
The traditional form of 泞 is 濘. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 泞 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Can 泥泞 be used figuratively?
Yes. 泥泞 can describe a difficult or messy path in life, as in 走出泥泞 (zǒuchū nínìng), to get out of a tough situation. This use is common in writing and speeches.
What is the difference between 泥 and 泥泞?
泥 (ní) is the noun for mud itself. 泥泞 usually works as an adjective meaning muddy and hard to walk through, though it can also mean the mire as a noun.