濘
nìng

mud

Still 寧 water 氵; 寧 also provides the pronunciation

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water
寧
寧 SoundMeaning component
níng, nìng peaceful

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangneːs
neːŋʔ
neːŋs

說文解字

滎濘也。从水寕聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

泞 nìng, zhù, níng mud Simplified

Still 宁 water 氵; 宁 also provides the pronunciation

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water
宁
宁 SoundMeaning component
níng, nìng peaceful, (storage container)

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode