佞(nìng)

7 strokes

to flatter

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Character information

Pinyin
nìng
Meaning
to flatter; flattery
Strokes
7
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 佞 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰亻⿱二女

Kindness 仁 toward a woman 女

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

亻rén二èr女nǚ

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 佞 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 佞

Common words using 佞 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

bù不nìng佞

without eloquence; untalented; I, me (humble)

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jiān奸nìng佞

crafty and fawning

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chán谗nìng佞

to defame one person while flattering another; a slandering toady

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Related characters

From 佞’s common words

不奸谗

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