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ㄊㄧㄥ

tīng

listen

听 is a 7 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as tīng in the first tone, however it can also be pronounced as tìng, or yǐn.

In traditional Chinese the character may be used.

It is made up of the components (opening) and (pound).

  • ㄊㄧㄥ

    tīng

    listen

    • ㄎㄡ ˇ

      kǒu

      opening

    • ㄐㄧㄣ

      jīn

      pound

13 stories have been written about this character — see all
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I open my ears and listen to my friends pound each other
by CLTCbryan

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I see people pounding each other. I listen to the screams and instead start opening the door and leave them to die
by CLTCAlicia

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listen to the screams of souls as the axe rips through their mouth.
by BootyClappasaurousReximus

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I listen in the opening, there was a quarter pound-er
by CLTCOktay

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the opening listen pound
by rayanhassan8B

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Pronunciation

We found 3 pronunciations for 听

tīng
tìng
yǐn

Definitions for 听 pronounced as tīng

  • to listen
  • to hear
  • to obey
  • a can (loanword from English "tin")
  • classifier for canned beverages
tìng

Definitions for 听 pronounced as tìng

  • (literary pronunciation, still advocated in Taiwan) to rule
  • to sentence
  • to allow

Definitions for 听 pronounced as yǐn

  • smile (archaic)

Vocabulary

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