听 tīng — hear, listen · English

听

tīng

hear, listen

At a glance · 听

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

听字小篆从耳壬声（繁體聽），为形声字；本义为听闻、听。甲骨文未见。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

听本义为用耳闻听，引申为听从。

Structure

形声字，左部『耳』为意符，右部『壬』为声符。

At a glance

Pinyintīng

Radical口

Strokes7

UnicodeU+542C

Character type形声

Theme动作

Six languages, one character

Each page offers hreflang versions; switching language keeps the glyphs and meanings aligned.

English hear, listen Ting is a phonetic-semantic character meaning to hear and listen.

Français entendre, écouter Ting est un caractère phonético-sémantique signifiant entendre et écouter.

Español oír, escuchar Ting es un carácter fonosemántico que significa oír y escuchar.

العربية يسمع، يستمع تينغ حرف صوتي دلالي يعني السمع والاستماع.

Русский слышать, слушать Тин — фоносемантический знак, означающий слышать и слушать.

Common words

听见tīng jiànhear
听力tīng lìhearing

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