亭 meaning and stroke order
Pavilion; erect
How to write 亭, stroke by stroke
9 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 亭
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- pavilion
- booth
- kiosk
- erect
How 亭 is built
Pictographic character. 亠, 口, and 冖 form a picture of a pavilion; 丁 provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 亠 (lid), shared by 18 characters on this site.
How to remember 亭
The top part 亠, 口, and 冖 together draw a little pavilion: a pointed roof, a room, and a cover. Underneath stands 丁 (dīng), which gives the sound tíng and looks like a post holding the whole thing up.
亭 usually means a small open building or booth. It appears in words like 凉亭 (liángtíng, a garden pavilion), 报亭 (bàotíng, newsstand), and 电话亭 (diànhuàtíng, phone booth). Example: 公园里有一个小亭子。(Gōngyuán lǐ yǒu yí gè xiǎo tíngzi.) There is a small pavilion in the park.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 亭 with 停 (tíng, to stop), which has the same sound but adds the person radical 亻 on the left. A 亭 is a place, while 停 is an action, so write 停车 (tíngchē) for parking, not 亭车.
Common words with 亭
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
亭 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Characters that contain 亭
Learning 亭 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 亭
How many strokes are in 亭?
亭 is written with 9 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 亭 mean?
亭 (tíng) means pavilion; erect. A common word with it is 报亭 (bàotíng), meaning "kiosk; newsstand".
How do you pronounce 亭?
亭 is pronounced tíng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 亭?
The radical of 亭 is 亠, which carries the idea of "lid". Dictionaries list 亭 under this radical.
Is 亭 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 亭 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 亭 and 亭子?
They mean the same thing. 亭子 (tíngzi) is the common spoken word for a pavilion. 亭 alone usually appears inside compound words like 报亭 or in place names.
What does 亭亭玉立 mean?
亭亭玉立 (tíngtíng yùlì) is an idiom describing a girl or a plant that stands tall, slender, and graceful. It connects to the older sense of 亭 meaning upright or erect.