听
听 (tīng) means “to listen”. It is made of 口 + 斤 and has 7 strokes, and is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 听 into its parts
What 听 is made of
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 斤 jīn — a catty (about 500 grams)
- 厂 chǎng — cliff
- 下 xià — down
Origin hint: Words 口 reaching an ear 斤 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
听 stroke order
Example sentences
我喜欢听歌。Wǒ xǐhuan tīng gē.I like listening to songs.
你听，外边下雨了。Nǐ tīng, wàibian xià yǔ le.Listen, it's raining outside.
Words with 听
- 好听hǎotīngpleasant to hear
- 听到tīngdàoto hear
- 听见tīngjiànto hear
- 听写tīngxiědictation
- 难听nántīngunpleasant to hear
- 听讲tīngjiǎngto listen to a lecture
- 听说tīngshuōto hear
- 打听dǎtingto ask about
- 收听shōutīngto listen to (the radio)
- 听力tīnglìlistening (skill)
- 听众tīngzhòngaudience
- 倾听qīngtīngto listen attentively
Also built with 口
- 中zhōngmiddle
- 享xiǎngto share
- 京jīngcapital
- 亮liàngbright
- 兄xiōngelder brother
- 加jiāto add
- 占zhànto occupy
- 古gǔancient
- 句jùmeasure word for sentences
- 另lìnganother
- 叨dāotalkative
- 只zhǐonly
Quick facts
| Pinyin | tīng |
|---|---|
| Meaning | to listen; hear |
| Strokes | 7 |
| Radical | 口 (mouth, #30) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 1 (exam 2025) · HSK 1 (2021) · Old HSK 1 |
Questions about 听
What does 听 mean?
听 (tīng) means “to listen; hear”.
How many strokes does 听 have?
听 has 7 strokes.
What is the radical of 听?
The radical of 听 is 口 (kǒu, “mouth”), Kangxi radical number 30.
What parts make up 听?
听 is made of 口 (mouth) and 斤 (a catty (about 500 grams)).
Which HSK level is 听?
听 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 1.
Learn 听 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 17: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.