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7 strokes22 strokes
Character #58 · The First 1000

tīng

listen

to listen; to hear; to obey; a can (of drink)

Strokes
722
TraditionalSimplified
聽 听
Poster cell
B3
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • tīngdào to hear
  • hǎotīng pleasant to hear
  • tīngxiě dictation
  • nántīng unpleasant to hear
  • tīngjiǎng to attend a lecture
  • dǎting to ask about
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 听聽

Write 听聽 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, tīng, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

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Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell B3 · 28 × 36 grid

听聽 is #58 on The First 1000 poster.

All 1,000 characters, printable at home.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 听 mean in English?
听 (tīng) means "listen": to listen; to hear; to obey; a can (of drink).
How do you pronounce 听?
听 is pronounced tīng in pinyin, with the first (high, level) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄊㄧㄥ.
How many strokes does 听 have?
The simplified form, 听, has 7 strokes. The traditional form, 聽, has 22.
What is the traditional form of 听?
The traditional form of 听 is 聽. 听 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 聽 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 听?
Common words that use 听 include 听到 (tīngdào, to hear), 好听 (hǎotīng, pleasant to hear), 听写 (tīngxiě, dictation), 难听 (nántīng, unpleasant to hear).
How common is 听?
听 is number 58 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell B3 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.