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建宁

建寧
Jiànníng
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Princess Jianning, youngest daughter of the Shunzhi Emperor in Qing history; a fiery female lead in Jin Yong's novel The Deer and the Cauldron (鹿鼎记)

Examples

HSK 6
建宁公主是韦小宝七个老婆中最厉害的一个。
Jiànníng gōngzhǔ shì Wéi Xiǎobǎo qī gè lǎopó zhōng zuì lìhài de yīgè.
Princess Jianning is the fiercest of Wei Xiaobao's seven wives.
HSK 6
历史上的建宁公主其实是皇太极的女儿，不是顺治的妹妹。
Lìshǐ shàng de Jiànníng gōngzhǔ qíshí shì Huáng Tàijí de nǚ'ér, bùshì Shùnzhì de mèimei.
The historical Princess Jianning was actually Huangtaiji's daughter, not Shunzhi's sister.

Tips

culture
Most Chinese readers know 建宁 from Jin Yong's 鹿鼎记, where she is rewritten as Kangxi's sadistic, sword-happy younger sister who falls for protagonist Wei Xiaobao. Jin Yong freely swapped generations. The real Princess Jianning (1641 to 1703) was Kangxi's aunt.
history
The character name comes from 建宁 meaning 'to establish peace', a standard Qing princess title rather than a personal name.

Stroke Order

建 jiàn
宁 níng