(téng)

HSK 7-913 strokesTrad.

(bound form) to gallop

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
téng
Meaning
(bound form) to gallop; to prance; (bound form) to soar; to hover; to make room; to clear out; to vacate; (verb suffix indicating repeated action)
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿸朕马

In this compound, the meaning comes from (horse); supplies the sound.

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

Made of

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

Traditional form : A person 朕 riding a horse 馬

How to write step by step

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Words with

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

zhēteng
HSK 7-9

to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly)

Open 折腾 page →
fèiténg
HSK 7-9

(of a liquid) to boil

Open 沸腾 page →
téngténg
HSK 7-9

steaming hot

Open 热腾腾 page →
dǎoteng

to move; to shift; to exchange; to buy and sell; peddling

Open 倒腾 page →
shēngténg

to rise; to ascend; to leap up

Open 升腾 page →
xuānténg

to make a tumult; hubbub; uproar

Open 喧腾 page →
téng

totem (loanword)

Open 图腾 page →
bēnténg

Pentium (Intel microprocessor brand)

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