nìng

mud

Still  water  also provides the pronunciation

Components
氵 meaning component

  Meaning component

shuishuǐ

  

water

宁 sound,meaning component

  Sound Meaning component

zhùníngnìng

  

peaceful, (storage container)

Evolution

泞 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
泞 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
泞 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
泞 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

nìng

mud; miry, muddy, stagnant; muddy

Most common words with 泞
Freq.
Word
Meaning

泥泞

muddy

muddy