庭 (tíng) — (courtyard) in compounds like 庭院, 庭园; (hall) in compounds like 庭堂, 中庭; (law court) in compounds like 法庭, 开庭
Definition
庭 is a bound morpheme meaning 'court / courtyard / hall', never used alone — it always appears as part of a compound (法庭, 庭院, 中庭). All three senses (courtyard, hall, law court) are written/formal register.
bound form
(courtyard) in compounds like 庭院庭园(hall) in compounds like 庭堂中庭(law court) in compounds like 法庭开庭
Examples
- 。Zhè ge tíng yuàn zhǒng le hěn duō piào liang de huā.This courtyard is planted with many beautiful flowers.
- 。Lǜ shī yǐ jīng bǎ cái liào jiāo gěi fǎ tíng le.The lawyer has already handed the materials to the court.
- 庭。Gǔ dài dà zhái de tíng táng yòng lái jiē dài zhòng yào kè rén.The hall of an ancient mansion was used to receive important guests.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
庭 combines 广 with 廷. The 廷 part gives the sound, and 广 is the meaning part.
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