厅 (tīng): (reception) hall, living room, office
厅 (tīng) is a Chinese character meaning “(reception) hall.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 厂 (structural) and 丁 (phonetic). It ranks #1212 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 厅 spacious. Its radical form 厂 (cliff) appears in many related characters such as 原 (yuán, former), 厂 (hǎn, "cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc), 历 (lì, to experience).
Definitions
- (reception) hall
- living room
- office
Etymology & Origin
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Decomposition: ⿸厂丁 (layout: surround-from-upper-left)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 厅
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 市政厅 | shì zhèng tīng | city hall |
| 舞厅 | wǔ tīng | dance hall |
| 门厅 | mén tīng | entrance hall |
| 音乐厅 | yīn yuè tīng | concert hall |
| 饭厅 | fàn tīng | dining room |
| 前厅 | qián tīng | anteroom |
| 宴会厅 | yàn huì tīng | ballroom |
| 厅长 | tīng zhǎng | head of provincial PRC government department |
| 白厅 | bái tīng | Whitehall |
| 会客厅 | huì kè tīng | reception room |
| 歌厅 | gē tīng | karaoke hall |
| 会议厅 | huì yì tīng | conference hall |
| 办公厅 | bàn gōng tīng | general office |
| 厅堂 | tīng táng | hall |
| 到达大厅 | dào dá dà tīng | arrival hall |
厅 appears in 48 compound words: 4 as the first character, 90 as the last, and 6 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 厅 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
厅字虽然难写，但意思很有趣。
tīng zì suī rán nán xiě , dàn yì sī hěn yǒu qù .
The character "厅" may be difficult to write, but its meaning is quite interesting.
饭店一晚6000 大厅却躺死蟑螂 浴巾泛黄又湿
fàn diàn yī wǎn 6 0 0 0 dà tīng què tǎng sǐ 蟑 螂 yù jīn fàn huáng yòu shī
The hotel is 6,000 a night, but the lobby is lying dead, and the bath towel is yellow and wet
独家/疑不满出餐太慢! 复古咖啡厅男乱泼美式
dú jiā yí bù mǎn chū cān tài màn ! fù gǔ kā fēi tīng nán luàn pō měi shì
Exclusive/Suspected that the food is too slow! Retro café men splash American style
9人吃2万 杨绣惠揭冲绳餐厅规定:被当盘子
9 rén chī 2 wàn yáng xiù huì jiē chōng shéng cān tīng guī dìng : bèi dāng pán zǐ
9 people eat 20,000 Yang Xiuhui revealed the rules of the Okinawan restaurant: being used as a plate
春节收假日入境大厅涌人潮 桃机全日入境预报8.5万人次
chūn jié shōu jiǎ rì rù jìng dà tīng chōng rén cháo táo jī quán rì rù jìng yù bào 8 . 5 wàn rén cì
During the Spring Festival holiday, the entry hall was crowded with people, and Taoji's full-day entry forecast was 85,000
大巨蛋影厅变喜宴场 280人看完电影开饭
dà jù dàn yǐng tīng biàn xǐ yàn chǎng 2 8 0 rén kàn wán diàn yǐng kāi fàn
The theater hall of the Grand Dome turned into a banquet for 280 people to start eating after watching the movie
汤姆把夹克挂在大厅衣柜里。
Tāngmǔ bǎ jiākè guà zài dàtīng yīguì lǐ.
Tom hung his jacket in the hall closet.
你可以介绍一间附近的好餐厅吗？
Nǐ kěyǐ jièshào yī jiān fùjìn de hǎo cāntīng ma?
Could you recommend a nice restaurant near here?
顺便问一下，餐厅晚上几点钟开始营业？
Shùnbiàn wèn yīxià, cāntīng wǎnshang jǐ diǎnzhōng kāishǐ yíngyè?
By the way, may I ask when in the evening your restaurant opens?
哪条路通往市政厅？
Nǎ tiáo lù tōngwǎng shìzhèngtīng?
Which road goes to city hall?
Character Family
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