廳 meaning and stroke order
Hall, central room
How to write 廳, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 廳
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (reception) hall
- living room
- office
- provincial government department
How 廳 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Spacious.
广 gives the meaning and 聽 hints at the sound.
Radical: 广 (broad), shared by 60 characters on this site.
How to remember 廳
廳 is a pictophonetic character: 广 (a roof over a wide space) gives the meaning "spacious," and 聽 (tīng, to listen) gives the sound. Picture a big room under one roof where people gather to listen.
廳 means a hall or main room. It usually appears at the end of a compound naming a type of room or venue, such as 客廳 (kètīng, living room) or 餐廳 (cāntīng, restaurant). Example: 我們在客廳看電視。 (Wǒmen zài kètīng kàn diànshì.) We watch TV in the living room.
Common mistake: Learners often write 廳 with 厂 on top instead of 广. That top is the simplified form 厅. In the traditional form the roof is 广 with the dot, and it covers 聽. Also keep the first tone, tīng, the same as 聽.
Common words with 廳
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 餐廳 | cāntīng | dining hall; dining room | HSK 5 |
| 大廳 | dàtīng | hall; concourse; public lounge; (hotel) lobby | HSK 5 |
| 客廳 | kètīng | living room; sitting room | HSK 5 |
| 舞廳 | wǔtīng | dance hall; ballroom | HSK 7-9 |
| 咖啡廳 | kāfēitīng | coffee shop | |
| 市政廳 | shìzhèngtīng | city hall | |
| 音樂廳 | yīnyuètīng | concert hall; auditorium | |
| 廳長 | tīngzhǎng | head of provincial PRC government department | |
| 門廳 | méntīng | entrance hall; vestibule | |
| 飯廳 | fàntīng | dining room; dining hall |
Questions about 廳
How many strokes are in 廳?
廳 is written with 25 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 廳 mean?
廳 (tīng) means hall, central room. A common word with it is 餐厅 (cāntīng), meaning "dining hall; dining room".
How do you pronounce 廳?
廳 is pronounced tīng, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 廳?
The radical of 廳 is 广, which carries the idea of "broad". Dictionaries list 廳 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 廳?
廳 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 厅, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 廳 and 堂?
Both can mean hall. 廳 is common for rooms and venues in everyday life, like 客廳 or 咖啡廳. 堂 sounds more formal or old, as in 禮堂 (lǐtáng, auditorium) or 教堂 (jiàotáng, church).
Can 廳 refer to a government office?
Yes. In mainland China, 廳 names a department at the provincial level, such as 教育廳 (jiàoyùtīng, provincial education department). Its head is called 廳長 (tīngzhǎng).