泞 (nìng): muddy
泞 (nìng) is a Chinese character meaning “muddy.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 氵 (structural) and 宁 (structural). It ranks #3061 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 泞 still 宁 water 氵; 宁 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 氵 (water) appears in many related characters such as 河 (hé, river), 海 (hǎi, sea), 洋 (yáng, ocean).
Definitions
- muddy
Etymology & Origin
ideographicStill 宁 water 氵; 宁 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿰氵宁 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
泞 appears in 1 compound words: 0 as the first character, 100 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 泞 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
孩子们喜欢在清澈的泞边玩耍,捉小鱼小虾。
hái zǐ men xǐ huān zài qīng chè de nìng biān wán shuǎ , zhuō xiǎo yú xiǎo xiā .
Children love to play by the clear, muddy water's edge, catching small fish and shrimp.
泞泥的农场、笑容朴素的农夫、乐呵呵的妇人们抱着可爱的宠物,约克郡谷底依然温暖。
nìng ní de nóng chǎng , xiào róng pǔ sù de nóng fū , lè hē hē de fù rén men bào zhe kě ài de chǒng wù , yuē kè jùn gǔ dǐ yī rán wēn nuǎn .
With its muddy fields, farmers with simple, warm smiles, and cheerful women cradling their adorable pets, the Yorkshire Dales remain a warm and welcoming place.
这是一个在泥泞中长大的女孩,被母亲反复“抛弃”,靠着一股不服输的劲儿挣扎求生。
zhè shì yī gè zài ní nìng zhōng cháng dà de nǚ hái , bèi mǔ qīn fǎn fù pāo qì , kào zhe yī gǔ bù fú shū de jìn ér zhèng zhā qiú shēng .
This is the story of a girl who grew up in the mud, repeatedly “abandoned” by her mother, yet managed to survive through sheer determination.
Character Family
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