亭 (tíng) — (bound form) pavilion, kiosk; (bound form) graceful, upright (as in 亭亭玉立); (bound form) exactly, precisely in the middle (as in 亭午)
Definition
Used almost only in compounds: 亭子 is a small open-sided pavilion for resting in parks; 亭亭玉立 describes a graceful, slender figure; 亭午 means 'at high noon'.
bound form
pavilionkioskgracefulupright (as in 亭亭玉立)exactlyprecisely in the middle (as in 亭午)
Easily confused
- 豪háolook-alikea person of extraordinary talent or boldness; heroic, unrestrained (in compounds like 豪杰, 豪爽)
- 庭tíngsound-alike(courtyard) in compounds like 庭院, 庭园
- 亮liànglook-alikebright; light (in color or illumination)
- 廷tíngsound-alikeimperial court; central government (bound form)
- 毫háolook-alike(measure word) one thousandth (used in metric units)
- 停tínglook-aliketo stop
Examples
- ，。Gōng yuán lǐ yǒu yí gè tíng zi, kě yǐ zuò xià lái xiū xi.There is a pavilion in the park where you can sit and rest.
- ，，。Tā zhàn zài hé huā chí biān, tíng tíng yù lì, shí fēn dòng rén.She stood by the lotus pond, graceful and slender, very charming.
- 亭，。tíng Wǔ shí fēn, tài yáng zhèng hǎo zài tóu dǐng.At noon, the sun is directly overhead.
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