| 咸宁 | xián níng | Xianning prefecture level city in Hubei |
| 辽宁 | liáo níng | Liaoning province in northeast China, short name 遼|辽[Liao2], capital Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳[Shen3 yang2] |
| 宁夏 | níng xià | Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, abbr. 寧|宁[Ning2], capital Yinchuan 銀川|银川[Yin2 chuan1] |
| 宁可 | nìng kě | preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...) |
| 列宁 | liè níng | Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924), Russian revolutionary leader |
| 宁静 | níng jìng | tranquil; tranquility |
| 宁愿 | nìng yuàn | would rather; better |
| 辽宁省 | liáo níng shěng | Liaoning province in northeast China, short name 遼|辽[Liao2], capital Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳[Shen3 yang2] |
| 宁波 | níng bō | Ningbo subprovincial city in Zhejiang |
| 南宁 | nán níng | Nanning prefecture level city and capital of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in south China 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区 |
| 西宁 | xī níng | Xining prefecture level city and capital of Qinghai province 青海省[Qing1 hai3 sheng3] in west China |
| 宁肯 | nìng kěn | would rather...; it would be better... |
