町
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dīng / tǐng · a raised path between fields

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Readings & meanings

町 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

dīng

(used in place names)

tǐng

raised path between fields

大麦町dà mài tǐng · Dalmatian
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7Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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田Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 町

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tǐngraised path between fields
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Example sentences

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Zuó tiān wǒ jū rán cóng xīn sù zhàn zǒu dào le shén bǎo tǐng!昨天我居然从新宿站走到了神保町!

I actually ended up walking all the way from Shinjuku Station to Jimbocho yesterday!

Source: Tatoeba #2422278 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā dìyī cì lái tái běi, jiù zhǐ míng yào qù xī mén tǐng guàng jiē.他第一次來台北,就指名要去西門町逛街。

The first time he came to Taipei, he specifically wanted to go shopping in Ximending.

Source: Tatoeba #13538256 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Huǒ jū jiāng jīng guò yuán tǐng zhàn.火車將經過元町站。

The train will pass Motomachi Station.

Source: Tatoeba #778731 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xū duō wài guó guān guāng kè dōu bǎ xī mén tǐng liè wéi tái běi bì fǎng jǐng diǎn zhīyī.許多外國觀光客都把西門町列為台北必訪景點之一。

Many foreign tourists consider Ximending one of the must-visit spots in Taipei.

Source: Tatoeba #13538265 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 町 in context

  1. Say dīng / tǐng, then recall the core meaning: a raised path between fields.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 大麦町 (dà mài tǐng), meaning “Dalmatian”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 町 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.