柠

Traditional (Taiwan): 檸

níng ㄋㄧㄥˊ

Cantonese: ning4

Other words read níng

In the same tone

  • 宁 níng peaceful
  • 凝 níng congeal
  • 拧 níng pinch
  • 咛 níng enjoin
  • 苧 níng limonene
  • 儜 níng weak
  • 狞 níng fierce-looking
  • 聍 níng used in 耵聍 dīngníng

ning with other tones

  • 佞 nìng flatter
  • 泞 nìng muddy

Near homophones of ning

  • 另 lìng other
  • 您 nín you
  • 令 lìng order
  • 领 lǐng neck
  • 灵 líng quick
  • 岭 lǐng mountain range
  • 陵 líng mound
  • 零 líng zero
  • 棱 líng used in 穆棱 mùlíng
  • 龄 líng age
  • 铃 líng bell
  • 夌 líng dawdle

The stroke order and parts of 柠

    部首 radical
    木
    笔画 strokes
    9, with 5 after the 部首
    结构 structure
    左右结构
    偏旁 parts
    木宁
    形旁 meaning
    木
    声旁 sound
    宁
    仓颉 Cangjie code
    木十一弓 DJMN
    五笔 Wubi code
    SPSH
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    Easy to confuse with 柠

    • 拧 Similar shape and sound

      Both are read níng and share 宁. 拧 (níng) has hand 扌 and means to wring or twist, as in 拧干 (nínggān); 柠 (níng) has wood 木 and is used in 柠檬 (níngméng), lemon.

    • 狞 Similar shape and sound

      Both are read níng and share 宁. 狞 (níng) has animal 犭 and means fierce, as in 狰狞 (zhēngníng); 柠 (níng) has wood 木 and is used in 柠檬 (níngméng), lemon.

    Words with 柠

    Starting with 柠

    Ending with 柠

    Containing 柠

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