| 杨振宁 |
Yáng Zhèn nìng |
Chen-Ning Franklin Yang (1922-), theoretical physicist, co-developer of Yang-Mills gauge theory, 1957 Nobel laureate |
| 杨 |
Yáng |
surname Yang |
| 杨 |
yáng |
poplar |
| 振 |
zhèn |
to shake / to flap / to vibrate / to resonate / to rise up with spirit / to rouse oneself |
| 宁 |
nìng |
old variant of 宁 |
| 宁 |
Níng |
abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 宁夏回族自治区 / abbr. for Nanjing 南京 / surname Ning |
| 宁 |
níng |
peaceful / to pacify / to visit (one's parents etc) |
| 宁 |
nìng |
would rather / to prefer / how (emphatic) / Taiwan pr. [ning2] |
| 宁 |
níng |
variant of 宁 |