庭 meaning and stroke order
Court; courtyard; spacious hall or yard
How to write 庭, 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 庭
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- main hall
- front courtyard
- law court
How 庭 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. A wide 广 couryard 廷; 廷 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 广 (broad), shared by 60 characters on this site.
How to remember 庭
Picture a wide roof 广 stretching over a royal court 廷 (tíng). Put a big shelter over a courtyard and you get 庭 (tíng), a spacious hall or yard, and 廷 also gives the sound.
In everyday Chinese 庭 mostly appears in compounds rather than alone. The most common is 家庭 (jiātíng), family or household, and the legal words 法庭 (fǎtíng) and 开庭 (kāitíng). Example: 我的家庭很小。(Wǒ de jiātíng hěn xiǎo.) My family is small.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 庭 with 廷 (tíng) and 停 (tíng, to stop), since all three share the same sound. Remember that 庭 has the 广 roof on top, while 廷 has no roof and 停 has the person radical 亻 on the left.
Common words with 庭
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 家庭 | jiātíng | family; household | HSK 2 |
| 法庭 | fǎtíng | court of law | HSK 6 |
| 大家庭 | dàjiātíng | extended family; big family | HSK 7-9 |
| 出庭 | chūtíng | to appear in court | |
| 庭审 | tíngshěn | court hearing | |
| 开庭 | kāitíng | to begin a (judicial) court session | |
| 家庭主妇 | jiātíngzhǔfù | housewife; stay-at-home wife | |
| 休庭 | xiūtíng | to adjourn (law) | |
| 军事法庭 | jūnshìfǎtíng | court-martial; military tribunal | |
| 庭院 | tíngyuàn | courtyard | |
| 家庭作业 | jiātíngzuòyè | homework | |
| 家庭成员 | jiātíngchéngyuán | family member | |
| 大庭广众 | dàtíngguǎngzhòng | (idiom) in public; in front of everyone; openly (typically preceded by 在[zai4] and followe | |
| 家庭教师 | jiātíngjiàoshī | tutor |
庭 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 庭
How many strokes are in 庭?
庭 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 庭 mean?
庭 (tíng) means court; courtyard; spacious hall or yard. A common word with it is 家庭 (jiātíng), meaning "family; household".
How do you pronounce 庭?
庭 is pronounced tíng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 庭?
The radical of 庭 is 广, which carries the idea of "broad". Dictionaries list 庭 under this radical.
Is 庭 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 庭 is part of the HSK 2 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard, and you are expected to write it by hand from HSK 2.
What is the difference between 家 and 家庭?
家 (jiā) can mean home, house, or family and is very common in speech, as in 回家 (huíjiā), to go home. 家庭 (jiātíng) means family as a unit or household and sounds more formal, as in 家庭生活 (jiātíng shēnghuó), family life.
Is 庭 used for courtyards in modern Chinese?
Yes, but usually in compounds like 庭院 (tíngyuàn), courtyard or garden. Alone, 庭 is rare in daily speech, so it is best learned through words like 家庭 and 法庭.