Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced ting
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced ting, including 听 tīng / tìng, 停 tíng, 庭 tíng, 厅 tīng, 艇 tǐng. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
For ting, push a small puff of air on t, join it to ing, and hold the tone over the whole syllable.
Initial t
Start the syllable on the initial t, then run straight into the final ing — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final ing
Settle the final ing into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (听 tīng / tìng, 停 tíng, 庭 tíng, 厅 tīng, 艇 tǐng) and lock in their tones. 8 common characters share the sound ting, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
ting turns up here with 3 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
1st tone
Taking the 1st tone here: 听, 厅 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
2nd tone
Taking the 2nd tone here: 停, 庭, 廷… (4 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
3rd tone
Taking the 3rd tone here: 艇, 挺 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing ting inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
8 common characters in this group.