Meaning
宁静
níng jìng
Serenity
- 宁
- tranquil
- 静
- quiet, still
Calm and still; lovely in soft brush styles.
Serenity in Chinese
The Chinese word for serenity is 宁静 (níng jìng). Calm and still; lovely in soft brush styles. In traditional characters it is written 寧靜.
宁静
níng jìng
Serenity
What 宁静 means.
宁 means peaceful and 静 means still. Zhuge Liang wrote to his son 非宁静无以致远: without calm, one cannot go far.
- 宁
- tranquil
- 静
- quiet, still
Simplified and traditional
宁静
寧靜
Both are correct and mean the same. Traditional 寧靜 keeps the older, fuller shape that calligraphy grew up with; simplified 宁静 is what most Chinese readers use today. Our seal and clerical styles write it in the traditional form.
Pick the shade of meaning.
Chinese often has more than one word where English has one. Here is how they differ.
Meaning
静
jìng
Calm, stillness
- 静
- calm, still
A single character for inner calm.
About serenity in Chinese
How do you write serenity in Chinese?
Serenity is 宁静 in Chinese, pronounced níng jìng. Serenity 宁 means “tranquil”, 静 means “quiet, still”.
How do you pronounce 宁静?
Say níng (second tone, rising), jìng (fourth tone, falling). Mandarin tones change meaning, so it is worth listening to a native speaker once.
Is 宁静 different in traditional Chinese?
Yes. The traditional form is 寧靜, used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and classical calligraphy; 宁静 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore. Both are correct.
What other Chinese words mean serenity?
静 (jìng): Calm, stillness A single character for inner calm.
Is 宁静 a good Chinese tattoo?
Yes, it is a real, everyday Chinese word rather than a machine translation, so Chinese readers will understand it. Keep the characters in their order, top to bottom or left to right, and never mirrored. Choose a readable style such as Kaishu, bring a clean reference to your artist, and show it to a fluent reader before your appointment.