汀 meaning and stroke order
Bank, sandbar; beach, shore
How to write 汀, stroke by stroke
5 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 汀
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- sandbar
- shoal
- sandbank
How 汀 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Water.
氵 gives the meaning and 丁 hints at the sound.
Radical: 氵 (water), shared by 467 characters on this site.
How to remember 汀
汀 combines the water radical 氵 with 丁 (dīng), which gives the sound. Picture a small nail 丁 of land sticking up out of the water: a sandbar.
汀 is a literary word and appears mostly in poetry, place names, and fixed phrases rather than everyday speech. A common phrase is 汀洲 (tīngzhōu), a small islet or sandbar in a river. Example: 岸芷汀兰 (àn zhǐ tīng lán), "angelica on the bank and orchids on the sandbar," a line from the classical essay 岳阳楼记.
Common mistake: Learners often read 汀 as dīng because of its phonetic part 丁, but the correct reading is first tone tīng. Also do not confuse it with 订 (dìng, to book), which has the speech radical 讠 instead of water.
Questions about 汀
How many strokes are in 汀?
汀 is written with 5 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 汀 mean?
汀 (tīng) means bank, sandbar; beach, shore.
How do you pronounce 汀?
汀 is pronounced tīng, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 汀?
The radical of 汀 is 氵, which carries the idea of "water". Dictionaries list 汀 under this radical.
Is 汀 used in any place names?
Yes. 长汀 (Chángtīng) is a county in Fujian province, and 汀江 (Tīng Jiāng) is a river there. You may also see 汀 in names of parks, housing estates, and hotels because it sounds elegant.
How is 汀 different from 滩 (tān) or 岸 (àn)?
岸 (àn) is the general word for a bank or shore, and 滩 (tān) is a beach or shoal used in everyday speech, as in 沙滩 (shātān). 汀 means a flat sandbar or shore too, but it sounds poetic and is rarely used in casual conversation.