宁愿 nìngyuàn would rather

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Traditional: 寧願

Stroke order

宁愿 is written in 19 strokes across 2 characters.

宁愿 — the Chinese character for would rather (nìngyuàn), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 宁愿 — would rather

宁 — 5 strokes
愿 — 14 strokes

Characters in 宁愿

宁 nìng — would rather; to prefer; how (emphatic)
愿 yuàn — honest and prudent; (bound form) wish; hope; desire; to be willing

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

Related words

宁愿 is pronounced nìngyuàn and means “would rather”.

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