寍
níng

peaceful

Depicts a peaceful place (宀) with food to eat (皿). 心 represents the meaning.

Components

宀
宀 Iconic component
mián roof
心
心 Meaning component
xīn, xin heart
皿
皿 Iconic component
mǐn, mǐng dish

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Meaning (1 of 2 verified)

甯寧

Remnant (0 of 1 verified)

甯

Sound (1)

寧

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangneːŋ

說文解字

《說文》：“寍，安也。从宀，心在皿上。人之飲食器。所以安人。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)