How to write 听 (tīng, “to listen to”)
听 (tīng), an HSK 1 character, means “to listen to”, “to heed” and “a can”. The traditional form is 聽, 22 strokes instead of 7. On its own it is an HSK 1 word; it also forms 听见 (“to hear”), 好听 (“pleasant to hear”) and 听说 (“to hear”). Japanese reads it kin, “open-mouthed laughter”.
- Pinyin
- tīng
- Strokes
- 7
- HSK
- 1
- Radical
- 口 (“mouth”)
- Traditional
- 聽
Stroke by stroke
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- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
As a left-right character it splits into 口 (“mouth”, the radical), strokes 1–3; 斤 (“axe”), strokes 4–7, written the left part first.
- top leftdownwards
- top leftrightwards → downwards
- leftrightwards
- top rightleftwards
- topdownwards → down and left
- centerrightwards
- centerdownwards
Japanese and Chinese
The two models differ in shape, so our comparison does not claim an order; compare the numbered frames yourself (7 strokes in Japanese, 7 strokes in Chinese).
Traditional form
- Simplified
- 听 · 7 strokes
- Traditional
- 聽 · 22 strokes · see its strokes
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Pinyin and meaning
| Pinyin | Meanings | Traditional | In words |
|---|---|---|---|
| tīng first tone | to listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey; a can (loanword from English "tin"); classifier for canned beverages; to let be; to allow | 聽 | 听见 好听 听说 难听 |
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- Words with it
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Words with 听
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 听 聽 | tīng | to listen to; to hear HSK 1 |
| 听见 聽見 | tīngjiàn | to hear HSK 1 |
| 好听 好聽 | hǎotīng | pleasant to hear HSK 1 |
| 听说 聽說 | tīngshuō | to hear (sth said); one hears (that) HSK 3 |
| 难听 難聽 | nántīng | unpleasant to hear; coarse HSK 3 |
| 听力 聽力 | tīnglì | hearing; listening ability HSK 4 |
| 收听 收聽 | shōutīng | to listen to (a radio broadcast) HSK 4 |
| 听众 聽眾 | tīngzhòng | audience; listeners HSK 4 |
| 打听 打聽 | dǎting | to ask about; to make some inquiries HSK 5 |
| 听觉 聽覺 | tīngjué | sense of hearing; auditory HSK 6 |
HSK words first (CC-CEDICT).
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