| 陕甘宁 |
Shǎn Gān Níng |
Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia provinces |
| 陕 |
Shǎn |
short name for Shaanxi 陕西 |
| 陕甘 |
Shǎn Gān |
Shaanxi and Gansu provinces |
| 甘 |
Gān |
surname Gan / short name for Gansu 甘肃 |
| 甘 |
gān |
(bound form) sweet; pleasant (contrasted with 苦: bitter, unpleasant) / to be willing (to do sth) |
| 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 |