佞

nìng

Meanings

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nìng

1.to flatter
2.flattery

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Wiktionary

1.eloquent
2.to flatter; to be good at flattery
3.flatterer
4.evil; wicked; crafty
5.hypocritical; hypocrisy
6.to feel dizzy
7.talent (usually in the humble expression 不佞 (bùnìng))

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *neːŋs): phonetic 仁 (OC *njin) + semantic 女.

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Stroke order

Components

佞亻𡚬

Components from cjk-decomp · MIT

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Related words

谗佞 to defame one person while flattering another 奸佞 crafty and fawning 不佞 without eloquence