(tíng)

HSK 29 strokes

main hall

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
tíng
Meaning
main hall; front courtyard; law court
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿸广廷

A wide 广 couryard 廷; 廷 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

jiātíng
HSK 2

family; household

Open 家庭 page →
tíng
HSK 6

court of law

Open 法庭 page →
HSK 7-9

extended family

Open 大家庭 page →
xiūtíng

to adjourn (law)

Open 休庭 page →
chūtíng

to appear in court

Open 出庭 page →

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