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
to mishear; to hear wrongly
to understand (by hearing); to catch (what sb says)
audible
to listen and obey; to comply with; to heed
to allow (sb to do as he pleases)
to understand (on hearing); to catch (what is spoken)
to see an opera; to attend an opera
to eavesdrop outside bridal bedchamber (folk custom)
to hear and decide
to listen to stories
to attend a meeting (and hear what is discussed)
to hear clearly
to eavesdrop; to listen in secret to sb's conversations
erhua variant of tīng qiáng gēn
surface of wall
audience; listeners
to eavesdrop outside bridal bedchamber (folk custom)
telephone receiver; earphone; headphone
listener; member of audience
to ignore deliberately
news one has heard; to hear what sb says; to listen
fed up of hearing
to hear
to agree uncritically with whatever people say
sense of hearing; auditory