廷 (tíng) — imperial court; central government (bound form)
Definition
Bound form meaning 'imperial court' — never used alone, only inside compounds like 朝廷 (court, government), 宫廷 (palace court), and 廷试 (court examination).
bound form
imperial courtcentral government (bound form)
Examples
- 。Gǔ dài zhōng guó de cháo tíng shì guó jiā zuì gāo quán lì jī gòu.The imperial court of ancient China was the highest state authority.
- 。Zhè zuò gōng diàn de gōng tíng shè jì fēi cháng jīng měi.The palace court design of this palace is very exquisite.
- 廷。Kē jǔ zhì dù de zuì hòu yì guān shì tíng shì.The final stage of the imperial examination system was the court examination.
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.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
廴廴yǐn
Sound part声符shēngfú
𡈼
𡈼𡈼廷tíng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.
廷 is built from 廴, a meaning part, and 𡈼, a sound part.
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