宁静
níngjìng · HSK 4
peaceful
🕊️ 宁 (peaceful) + 静 (still/quiet) = peaceful stillness
宁 means peace/tranquility and 静 means quiet/still — together they reinforce a state of calm quietude. 静 contains 青 (qīng), giving a sound hint close to jìng.
静 — 青 (blue/green) + 争 (contend/strive)
A semantic-phonetic compound. The right side 争 ('contend') originally suggested calming a dispute, while 青 lent the sound and a sense of clarity. Together they convey stillness after strife has settled, giving the modern meaning 'quiet, calm, still.'