泞

濘

nìng

adjective

Meanings

雨后，乡间小路变得十分泥泞。

Yǔ hòu, xiāngjiān xiǎolù biànde shífēn nínìng.

After the rain the country road became extremely muddy.

战士们在泥泞中艰难前进。

Zhànshìmen zài nínìng zhōng jiānnán qiánjìn.

The soldiers advanced through the mud with great effort.

usage

Bound; it appears only in 泥泞 ('muddy'), describing rain-soaked, sticky ground that is hard to walk on.

radical

氵 shuǐ

water (radical form)

The three-drop water radical, the left form of 水. Mud is water-soaked earth, so the water radical fits, paired with 泥 (mud).

phonetic

宁 níng

peaceful; phonetic

Peaceful, supplying the sound; níng shifts to nìng. It is phonetic here; the same element gives 拧 and 柠.

泞 nìng