(tíng)

HSK 7-96 strokes

palace courtyard

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
tíng
Meaning
palace courtyard
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿺廴壬

In this compound, the meaning comes from (place).

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged enclosing from the lower left.

How to write step by step

6 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.

gōngtíng
HSK 7-9

court (of king or emperor)

Open 宫廷 page →
nèitíng

place at the imperial court, where emperor handled government affairs, gave…

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tíngwèi

chief judicial officer in imperial China

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jiàotíng

the Papacy; the Vatican; the Holy See

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qīngtíng

the Qing court (as government of China)

Open 清廷 page →

Frank Chang-ting Hsieh (1946-), Taiwanese DPP politician, mayor of Kaohsiung 1998-2005

Open 谢长廷 page →

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