婷 (tíng): graceful

婷 (tíng) is a Chinese character meaning “graceful.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 女 (semantic) and 亭 (phonetic). It ranks #4112 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 婷 woman. Its radical form 女 (woman) appears in many related characters such as 女 (nǚ, woman), 她 (tā, she), 好 (hǎo, good).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. graceful

Etymology & Origin

婷

pictophoneticwoman

Decomposition: ⿰女亭 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
潘婷pān tíngPantene (hair products brand)
婷婷玉立tíng tíng yù lìvariant of 亭亭玉立
娉婷袅娜pīng tíng niǎo nuó(idiom) (of a woman) gorgeous and graceful
袅袅婷婷niǎo niǎo tíng tíng(idiom) (of a woman) elegant and supple
娉婷pīng tíng(literary) (of a woman) to have a graceful demeanor
毓婷yù tíngYuting, trade name of an emergency birth control tablet containing the hormonal medication levonorgestrel
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Total compounds
17
As first character
50
As last character
33
As middle character

婷 appears in 6 compound words: 17 as the first character, 50 as the last, and 33 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Idioms & Chengyu (1)

婷婷玉立tíng tíng yù lì

variant of 亭亭玉立

phrase

Example Sentences

中国新闻网·体育Sep 2026

回顾过去近两年的低谷,唐钱婷表示,今年重新游到1分04秒多的成绩,还是挺开心的。

huí gù guò qù jìn liǎng nián de dī gǔ , táng qián tíng biǎo shì , jīn nián chóng xīn yóu dào 1 fēn 0 4 miǎo duō de chéng jì , hái shì tǐng kāi xīn de .

Looking back on the slump she experienced over the past nearly two years, Tang Qianting said she’s quite happy to have swum a time of just over 1 minute and 4 seconds again this year.

中国新闻网·体育Sep 2026

由徐嘉余、董志豪、张雨霏、余依婷组成的中国队成功卫冕男女4×100米混合泳接力冠军。

yóu xú jiā yú , dǒng zhì háo , zhāng yǔ fēi , yú yī tíng zǔ chéng de zhōng guó duì chéng gōng wèi miǎn nán nǚ 4 1 0 0 mǐ hùn hé yǒng jiē lì guàn jūn .

The Chinese team, consisting of Xu Jiayu, Dong Zhihao, Zhang Yufei, and Yu Yiting, successfully defended their titles in the men’s and women’s 4×100-meter medley relays.

中国新闻网·体育Sep 2026

中国选手余依婷获得银牌。

zhōng guó xuǎn shǒu yú yī tíng huò dé yín pái .

Chinese athlete Yu Yiting won the silver medal.

中国新闻网·文化Sep 2026

陈宛婷 摄 运河古建,是千年运河留给山东的宝贵遗产,也是新时代文化传承的重要载体。

chén wǎn tíng shè yùn hé gǔ jiàn , shì qiān nián yùn hé liú gěi shān dōng de bǎo guì yí chǎn , yě shì xīn shí dài wén huà chuán chéng de chóng yào zài tǐ .

Photo by Chen Wanting. The ancient canal architecture is a precious legacy left to Shandong by the millennia-old canal, and it also serves as an important vehicle for cultural heritage in the new era.

中国新闻网·文化Sep 2026

剧中收养驼铃的渠母,由演员张国婷饰演。

jù zhōng shōu yǎng tuó líng de qú mǔ , yóu yǎn yuán zhāng guó tíng shì yǎn .

In the drama, the character of Qu’s mother, who adopts Tuo Ling, is played by actress Zhang Guoting.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 女 (woman) component

Homophones — Characters pronounced tíng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 婷 (tíng) mean in Chinese?
婷 (tíng) primarily means "graceful." It is not part of the HSK 3.0 syllabus. It ranks #4112 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 婷 have?
婷 is written with 12 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 婷?
The radical associated with 婷 is 女 (woman). This radical appears in many characters related to woman.
What are the components of 婷?
婷 is composed of: 女 (semantic), 亭 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰女亭 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 婷?
Common words with 婷 include: 潘婷 (pān tíng, "Pantene (hair products brand)"); 婷婷玉立 (tíng tíng yù lì, "variant of 亭亭玉立"); 娉婷袅娜 (pīng tíng niǎo nuó, "(idiom) (of a woman) gorgeous and graceful"); 袅袅婷婷 (niǎo niǎo tíng tíng, "(idiom) (of a woman) elegant and supple"); 娉婷 (pīng tíng, "(literary) (of a woman) to have a graceful demeanor"). There are over 6 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 婷 (tíng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation tíng: 停 (to stop). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 婷 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 婷 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.