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佞

nìng

Character

What 佞 means

1. to flatter
2. flattery

Words containing 佞

• 不佞bù nìngwithout eloquence; untalented; I, me (humble)
• 奸佞jiān nìngcrafty and fawning
• 谗佞chán nìngto defame one person while flattering another; a slandering toady

Characters built on 女

These share the phonetic component 女 (nǚ), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 姓xìngfamily name; surname; to be surnamed ...
• 婴yīnginfant; baby
• 婷tínggraceful
• 婧jìng(literary) (of a woman) slender; delicate; (literary) (of a woman) talented
• 嬴Yíngsurname Ying
• 娉pīngused in 娉婷
• 媵yìngmaid escorting bride to new home; concubine

Sounds the same

Read nìng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 宁would rather; to prefer; how (emphatic)
• 拧stubborn
• 泞muddy