宁可 nìngkě would rather

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Traditional: 寧可

Stroke order

宁可 is written in 10 strokes across 2 characters.

宁可 — the Chinese character for would rather (nìngkě), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 宁可 — would rather

宁 — 5 strokes
可 — 5 strokes

Senses

preferably
one would prefer to...(or not to...)
would rather
(would) be better to
(to pick) the lesser of two evils

Characters in 宁可

宁 nìng — would rather; to prefer; how (emphatic)
可 kě — (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

宁可 is pronounced nìngkě and means “would rather”.

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