廷
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tíng · courtyard

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6Total strokes

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Lower-left enclosureCharacter structure

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廴Key radical

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Common words with 廷

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Example sentences

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Wǒ men cóng ā gēn tíng jìn kǒu le ròu lèi.我们从阿根廷进口了肉类。

We imported meat from Argentina.

Source: Tatoeba #5911755 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tiān zhǔ jiào tíng bù tóng yì bì yùn tào de shǐ yòng.天主教廷不同意避孕套的使用。

The Catholic Church doesn't condone the use of condoms.

Source: Tatoeba #9054929 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè lǐ céng shì hēi sī tíng sī zhàn yì de zhàn chǎng.这里曾是黑斯廷斯战役的战场。

This is the place where the battle of Hastings took place.

Source: Tatoeba #1746023 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè jiù shì hēi sī tíng sī zhàn yì fā shēng de dì fāng.這就是黑斯廷斯戰役發生的地方。

This is the place where the battle of Hastings took place.

Source: Tatoeba #13892976 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bìlǔ shì pái zài bā xī hé ā gēn tíng zhī hòu de nán měi dì sān dà guó jiā.秘鲁是排在巴西和阿根廷之后的南美第三大国家。

Peru is the third largest country in South America after Brazil and Argentina.

Source: Tatoeba #1899398 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè lǐ shì hēi sī tíng sī zhàn yì fā shēng de dì fāng.這裡是黑斯廷斯戰役發生的地方。

This is the place where the battle of Hastings took place.

Source: Tatoeba #786113 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 廷 in context

  1. Say tíng, then recall the core meaning: courtyard.
  2. Write all 6 strokes while keeping the lower-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 宫廷 (gōng tíng), meaning “court”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 廷 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.