停(tíng)

HSK 211 strokes

to stop

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Character information

Pinyin
tíng
Meaning
to stop; to halt; to park (a car)
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 停 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰亻亭

In this compound, the meaning comes from 亻 (person); 亭 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

亻rén亭tíng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 停 step by step

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

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Words with 停

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

tíng停zhǐ止
HSK 3

to stop; to halt; to cease

Open 停止 page →
tíng停xià下
HSK 4

to stop

Open 停下 page →
bù不tíng停
HSK 5

incessant

Open 不停 page →
tíng停fàng放
HSK 7-9

to park (a car etc)

Open 停放 page →
tíng停yè业
HSK 7-9

to cease trading (temporarily or permanently)

Open 停业 page →
tíng停bó泊
HSK 7-9

to anchor

Open 停泊 page →
tíng停zhù住

to stop; to halt; to cease

Open 停住 page →
tíng停kān刊

(of a newspaper, magazine etc) to stop publishing

Open 停刊 page →

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止下不放业泊住刊

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