咛

嚀
níng
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to repeatedly urge or enjoin

Examples

HSK 6
Māma zàisān dīngníng wǒ lùshang xiǎoxīn.
Mother urged me again and again to be careful on the road.

Tips

history
咛 never stands alone; it occurs only in 叮咛 ('to enjoin / urge repeatedly'). The mouth radical 口 marks it as a speaking word; 宁 supplies the sound. It is the partner syllable to 叮, which is itself only used in this word.

Components

radical
口 kǒu
mouth
口 (mouth) is the indexing radical, signalling that 咛 is about speech, here the repeated spoken urging of 叮咛.
phonetic
宁 níng
phonetic element
宁 supplies the reading for 咛 directly, with matching tone; it lends only the sound, no meaning.

Stroke Order

咛 níng