Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Character: ning Kangxi Stroke Count: 17 Page 211, Entry 17 According to the Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun), it is pronounced ning. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Rhyme Compilation (Yunhui), it is pronounced ning. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it refers to repeated instructions or exhortations. It is also commonly written as ning.