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
not to listen; to be deaf to
to take a laissez-faire attitude
to listen in; audience hall; to administer state affairs
to let (sth happen); to allow (sb to do sth); to submit to
to sound as if (i.e. to give the listener an impression)
to believe what one hears; to listen to information
to take heed of idle chatter (idiom)
to wait for (orders, a decision, a judgment)
to allow sb to do sth at his convenience
to let things take their course
judge people by actions not words
judge people by deeds, not just words
to hear
listening ability; hearing
listening comprehension
listener (of a radio program etc)
to listen to; to hear (news)
listening to the words of a wise man can be superior to studying ten years of books (proverb)
to obey an order; to take orders
to accept one's situation as dictated by heaven (idiom)
to resign oneself to fate; to trust to luck
to attend court; to take part in a trial
hearing (law)
dictation
ossicles (of the middle ear)