泞

濘

nìng

adjective

Meanings

HSK 6

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.

HSK 7-9

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