升 shēng — to raise; to hoist; to promote; pint; ascend; peaceful
国旗在广场上冉冉升起。Guó qí zài guǎng chǎng shàng rǎn rǎn shēng qǐ.The national flag slowly rises over the square.
Common words: 上升 (shàng shēng)、毫升 (háo shēng)、提升 (tí shēng)
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Chinese characters meaning "peaceful"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "peaceful", including 升 (shēng), 康 (kāng), 宁 (níng), 泰 (tài). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "peaceful" covers 4 different Chinese characters — 升 (shēng), 康 (kāng), 宁 (níng), 泰 (tài) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 4 characters do not share a sound — their readings span shēng, kāng, níng, tài — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 升 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 升 shēngto raise; to hoist; to promote; pint; ascend; peacefulUseful words: 上升, 毫升
- 康 kāngpeaceful; spongy (of radishes)Useful words: 健康, 康复
- 宁 níngpeaceful; ratherUseful words: 宁静, 宁可
- 泰 tàisafe; peaceful; most; Thai(land); grandUseful words: 泰斗, 泰和
Common words for these 4 "peaceful" characters
Anchor each of these 4 characters in a word you can picture — start with 升 (shēng) — so "peaceful" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
上升shàng shēngto rise; to go up; to ascend毫升háo shēngmilliliter提升tí shēngto promote (to a higher-ranking position); to lift; to hoist; (fig.) to elevate健康jiàn kānghealth; healthy康复kāng fùto recuperate; to recover (health); to convalesce小康xiǎo kāngmoderately affluent; well-off; a period of peace and prosperity宁静níng jìngtranquil; tranquility; serenity宁可nìng kěpreferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather; (would) be better to宁愿nìng yuànwould rather ... (than ...)泰斗tài dǒuabbr. for 泰山北斗
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 4 ways to say "peaceful".
康 kāng — peaceful; spongy (of radishes)
祝你身体健康，万事如意。Zhù nǐ shēn tǐ jiàn kāng, wàn shì rú yì.I wish you good health and all the best.
Common words: 健康 (jiàn kāng)、康复 (kāng fù)、小康 (xiǎo kāng)
宁 níng — peaceful; rather
我宁可走路，也不愿意挤公交车。Wǒ nìng kě zǒu lù, yě bú yuàn yì jǐ gōng jiāo chē.I would rather walk than squeeze onto a crowded bus.
Common words: 宁静 (níng jìng)、宁可 (nìng kě)、宁愿 (nìng yuàn)
泰 tài — safe; peaceful; most; Thai(land); grand
泰国是一个美丽的旅游国家。Tài guó shì yí ge měi lì de lǚ yóu guó jiā.Thailand is a beautiful country for tourism.
Common words: 泰斗 (tài dǒu)、泰和 (tài hé)、泰然 (tài rán)
All 4 characters
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