Read Edit View history 听 tīngyǐn HSK1 listen Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 斤 represents the sound. Simplified form of 聽. Before 听 was used as a simplified character, it was pronounced yǐn and was an archaic word for "smile". Pinyin Separate values with commas tīng ×ting × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 听 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 聽 ×听 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 听 Simp strokes 听 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 听 Simp strokes 听 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 听 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 92, 572 ], [ 114, 553 ], [ 126, 531 ], [ 160, 308 ] ], [ [ 144, 572 ], [ 161, 562 ], [ 275, 593 ], [ 294, 589 ], [ 317, 566 ], [ 292, 449 ], [ 266, 429 ] ], [ [ 179, 369 ], [ 190, 384 ], [ 257, 400 ], [ 309, 406 ], [ 336, 398 ] ], [ [ 784, 733 ], [ 710, 743 ], [ 606, 679 ], [ 521, 641 ], [ 510, 641 ], [ 507, 630 ] ], [ [ 419, 659 ], [ 462, 621 ], [ 463, 605 ], [ 464, 507 ], [ 455, 407 ], [ 435, 303 ], [ 404, 218 ], [ 364, 151 ], [ 304, 86 ], [ 249, 50 ] ], [ [ 495, 465 ], [ 507, 473 ], [ 603, 493 ], [ 816, 528 ], [ 856, 528 ], [ 906, 515 ] ], [ [ 642, 476 ], [ 682, 444 ], [ 679, -64 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 134 572 Q 124 576 101 581 Q 88 585 85 580 Q 78 574 86 558 Q 116 485 128 368 Q 129 332 148 308 Q 164 286 171 301 Q 180 322 176 361 L 171 396 Q 155 514 154 544 C 153 566 153 566 134 572 Z", "M 314 425 Q 330 521 356 551 Q 378 578 354 592 Q 333 602 305 621 Q 286 631 266 619 Q 223 589 134 572 C 105 566 126 534 154 544 Q 167 550 243 566 Q 268 573 274 562 Q 284 555 276 515 Q 269 472 260 421 C 255 391 309 395 314 425 Z", "M 176 361 Q 185 370 334 389 Q 344 390 345 400 Q 345 407 314 425 C 302 432 289 429 260 421 Q 211 408 171 396 C 142 387 149 347 176 361 Z", "M 500 623 Q 608 651 684 689 Q 733 710 774 718 Q 792 719 796 728 Q 800 740 786 751 Q 764 767 716 785 Q 700 792 685 791 Q 678 787 677 775 Q 677 739 494 642 C 468 628 471 615 500 623 Z", "M 488 492 Q 495 619 500 623 C 503 636 503 636 494 642 Q 491 646 484 650 Q 433 675 417 673 Q 396 669 413 646 Q 455 574 420 347 Q 408 292 382 228 Q 355 165 260 69 Q 245 56 241 49 Q 240 42 252 42 Q 291 42 369 122 Q 465 228 485 453 Q 485 457 486 460 L 488 492 Z", "M 695 486 Q 785 499 893 500 Q 912 501 917 510 Q 921 522 905 534 Q 848 573 801 555 Q 708 531 488 492 C 458 487 458 472 486 460 Q 507 448 538 455 Q 581 468 634 476 L 695 486 Z", "M 658 -35 Q 664 -60 670 -69 Q 676 -76 683 -74 Q 701 -62 704 -7 Q 711 57 709 120 Q 702 369 720 451 Q 723 469 709 478 Q 702 484 695 486 C 669 501 621 503 634 476 Q 649 457 654 368 Q 655 265 654 117 Q 653 3 658 -35 Z" ] } 7 strokes 听 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 92, 572 ], [ 114, 553 ], [ 126, 531 ], [ 160, 308 ] ], [ [ 144, 572 ], [ 161, 562 ], [ 275, 593 ], [ 294, 589 ], [ 317, 566 ], [ 292, 449 ], [ 266, 429 ] ], [ [ 179, 369 ], [ 190, 384 ], [ 257, 400 ], [ 309, 406 ], [ 336, 398 ] ], [ [ 784, 733 ], [ 710, 743 ], [ 606, 679 ], [ 521, 641 ], [ 510, 641 ], [ 507, 630 ] ], [ [ 419, 659 ], [ 462, 621 ], [ 463, 605 ], [ 464, 507 ], [ 455, 407 ], [ 435, 303 ], [ 404, 218 ], [ 364, 151 ], [ 304, 86 ], [ 249, 50 ] ], [ [ 495, 465 ], [ 507, 473 ], [ 603, 493 ], [ 816, 528 ], [ 856, 528 ], [ 906, 515 ] ], [ [ 642, 476 ], [ 682, 444 ], [ 679, -64 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 134 572 Q 124 576 101 581 Q 88 585 85 580 Q 78 574 86 558 Q 116 485 128 368 Q 129 332 148 308 Q 164 286 171 301 Q 180 322 176 361 L 171 396 Q 155 514 154 544 C 153 566 153 566 134 572 Z", "M 314 425 Q 330 521 356 551 Q 378 578 354 592 Q 333 602 305 621 Q 286 631 266 619 Q 223 589 134 572 C 105 566 126 534 154 544 Q 167 550 243 566 Q 268 573 274 562 Q 284 555 276 515 Q 269 472 260 421 C 255 391 309 395 314 425 Z", "M 176 361 Q 185 370 334 389 Q 344 390 345 400 Q 345 407 314 425 C 302 432 289 429 260 421 Q 211 408 171 396 C 142 387 149 347 176 361 Z", "M 500 623 Q 608 651 684 689 Q 733 710 774 718 Q 792 719 796 728 Q 800 740 786 751 Q 764 767 716 785 Q 700 792 685 791 Q 678 787 677 775 Q 677 739 494 642 C 468 628 471 615 500 623 Z", "M 488 492 Q 495 619 500 623 C 503 636 503 636 494 642 Q 491 646 484 650 Q 433 675 417 673 Q 396 669 413 646 Q 455 574 420 347 Q 408 292 382 228 Q 355 165 260 69 Q 245 56 241 49 Q 240 42 252 42 Q 291 42 369 122 Q 465 228 485 453 Q 485 457 486 460 L 488 492 Z", "M 695 486 Q 785 499 893 500 Q 912 501 917 510 Q 921 522 905 534 Q 848 573 801 555 Q 708 531 488 492 C 458 487 458 472 486 460 Q 507 448 538 455 Q 581 468 634 476 L 695 486 Z", "M 658 -35 Q 664 -60 670 -69 Q 676 -76 683 -74 Q 701 -62 704 -7 Q 711 57 709 120 Q 702 369 720 451 Q 723 469 709 478 Q 702 484 695 486 C 669 501 621 503 634 476 Q 649 457 654 368 Q 655 265 654 117 Q 653 3 658 -35 Z" ] } 7 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources No sources. 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