| 南京 | Nán jīng | see 南京市[Nan2 jing1 Shi4] / Nanjing, capital of the Ming dynasty (1368–1421) and of the Republic of China (1927–1937 and 1946–1949) |
| 宁 | Níng | abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1] / abbr. for Nanjing 南京[Nan2 jing1] / surname Ning |
| 建康 | Jiàn kāng | old name for Nanjing 南京, esp. during Southern dynasties |