tīng

to listen; to hear; to obey

HSK 1 #285

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 285th character
Radical ⼝ (30.4)
Strokes 7
Index # 739
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

听 tīng
  1. 1. to listen
  2. 2. to hear
  3. 3. to obey
  4. 4. a can (loanword from English "tin")
  5. 5. classifier for canned beverages
听 tìng
  1. 1. to allow
  2. 2. to sentence
  3. 3. (literary pronunciation, still advocated in Taiwan) to rule
听 yǐn
  1. 1. smile (archaic)

Stroke order

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Words containing 听

Word Meaning
to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around
to listen attentively
to hear (sth said); one hears (that); hearsay
to hear
to hear
obedient; to do what one is told
pleasant to hear
(legislative) hearing
bug; tapping device
audience; listeners
to monitor; to listen in; to eavesdrop
to listen and obey; to comply with; to heed
to eavesdrop; to monitor (secretly)
to eavesdrop; to wiretap
to listen (respectfully)
to listen to; to hear (news)
pleasant to listen to
to listen with respectful attention; we are all ears
listening ability; hearing
to listen to (a radio broadcast)
to obey an order; to take orders
sense of hearing; auditory
to visit (a meeting, class, trial etc)
to believe what one hears; to listen to information
to wait for (orders, a decision, a judgment)
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