The character 听 — “listen”: how to write it and what it means
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The Chinese character 听 is read tīng and means “listen”. Below: the stroke order step by step, what the character is made of and the words it appears in.
Stroke order: how to write 听
听 has 7 strokes. At each step the new stroke is highlighted — write them in the same order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical, a frame before what is inside it, and the bottom stroke of the frame last.
To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for 听, with strokes to trace and empty squares.
What 听 is made of
On the left, 口 “mouth”.
The parts of a character hint at its meaning or its reading — more in the article “Chinese character radicals”.
Words with 听
- 好听pleasant to hearHSK 1
- 听见hearHSK 1
- 难听unpleasant to hearHSK 3
- 听说I heard that…; they sayHSK 3
- 听力listening; hearingHSK 4
- 听众listenersHSK 4
- 收听listen (to the radio)HSK 4
- 打听inquire, ask aroundHSK 5
- 听话obedient; obeyHSK 6
- 听觉hearing (sense)HSK 6
- 听取listen to (opinions, a report)HSK 6
- 倾听listen attentivelyHSK 6
- 动听pleasant to the ear, melodiousHSK 6
Frequently asked questions
How do you write the character 听?
听 has 7 strokes. They follow the usual rules: top to bottom, left to right, horizontal before vertical, outside before inside. The order of each stroke is shown on this page.
What does 听 mean?
听 means “listen”. It appears in 好听 (“pleasant to hear”), 听见 (“hear”), 难听 (“unpleasant to hear”), 听说 (“I heard that…”).
How do you pronounce 听?
听 is read tīng. The tone is part of the reading: with another melody it becomes another syllable.
How many strokes does 听 have?
7 strokes.
More characters on the page “Chinese characters with meanings” and in the list of HSK characters by level; whole words are in the dictionary.
Write 听 yourself
In the lessons you write characters stroke by stroke with a finger or a mouse, and the course checks the order. You can start for free, no sign-up needed.
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