宁 寧 níng nìng

• 宁静 (níng jìng) Serene Literal. Calm and quiet
• 鸡犬不宁 (jī quǎn bù níng) Great commotion / No peace Literal. Chicken and dog no peace
• 息事宁人 (xī shì níng rén) Keep the harmony (between two fighting parties) Literal. Resolve the matter and calm the people

• 宁愿 (nìng yuàn) Would rather (be willing to)
• 宁死不屈 (nìng sǐ bù qū) Would rather die than give in – similar to "over my dead body"

Compound characters with 宀 Roof Radical are usually associated with a house (under shelter) or derived from describing the house

• 家 (jiā) Home
• 室 (shì) Room
• 宫 (gōng) Palace
• 宝 (bǎo) Treasure / Baby Symbolic. Jade under Roof
• 安 (ān) Safe / Peaceful Symbolic. Woman under Roof
• 定 (dìng) Stabilized / Fixed
• 完 (wán) Finish / Complete
• 寂寞 (jì mò) Lonely
• 宽 (kuān) Wide
• 窄 (zhǎi) Narrow
• 寄 (jì) To post / To entrust / To lodge
• 客 (kè) Guest

宀 Roof Radical