挺(tǐng)

HSK 29 strokes

straight

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Character information

Pinyin
tǐng
Meaning
straight; erect; to stick out (a part of the body); to (physically) straighten up; to support; to withstand; outstanding; (coll.) quite; very; classifier for machine guns
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 挺 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌廷

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 廷 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

扌shǒu廷tíng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 挺 step by step

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

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Words with 挺

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

yā丫tǐng挺

(Beijing dialect) bastard; damned

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lì力tǐng挺

to support; to back

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jìn劲tǐng挺

strong

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jiān坚tǐng挺

firm and upright

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tǐng挺bá拔

tall and straight

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tǐng挺zhí直

upright; erect

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tǐng挺lì立

to stand erect

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tǐng挺ér而zǒu走xiǎn险

variant of 铤而走险

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Related characters

More HSK 2 characters

万且业为主举久乐

From 挺’s common words

丫力劲坚拔直立而

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