tīng

to listen; to hear; to obey

Character data

Radical ⽿ (128.16)
Strokes 22
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

聽 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
聽 tìng
  1. 1. to allow
  2. 2. to sentence
  3. 3. (literary pronunciation, still advocated in Taiwan) to rule

Words containing 聽

Word Meaning
Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)
to disobey
(idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
to listen to the next chapter for an explanation
pleasant to hear (i.e. agreeable news); music to one's ears
to allow (sb to act arbitrarily); to let sb have his head
to hear what one wants to hear; selective listening
to tap (telephone conversations); to eavesdrop
to eavesdrop; to monitor (secretly)
to prick up one's ear and listen carefully
to listen attentively
to listen attentively
listener
public hearing
hearing aid
pleasant to listen to
frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk
to startle sb with scary tale
nice to hear; worth listening to
to rule in place of the emperor (idiom)
The story is so good it's worth hearing a hundred times.
pleasant to hear
reckless talk and hearing; not to take seriously
to speak in a pleasant and captivating manner (idiom)
refusing to listen to advice or remonstrance; incorrigible
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