厅

廳

tīng

丁 + 厂

Definitions

tīng (noun) hall; living room

tīng (noun) government office; department

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 广 represents the meaning and 丁 represents the sound. Simplified form of 廳.

Semantic: 广 Phonetic: 丁

About

The traditional character 廳 combines the semantic radical 广 (broad building, hall) with the phonetic 聽 (listen, hear), reflecting a large room or government office where officials listened to reports and grievances. The simplified form, 厅, compresses the structure by using 厂, a simplified variant of 广, and the phonetic indicator 丁 (dīng), making it a phonosemantic compound whose meaning comes from 广 and sound from 丁. It denotes a spacious hall for receiving guests, official business, or gatherings, and today refers to living rooms, dining halls, government departments, and provincial administrative offices.

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Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

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我们在客厅看电视。

Wǒmen zài kètīng kàn diànshì.

We watch TV in the living room.

餐厅里有很多人。

Cāntīng lǐ yǒu hěnduō rén.

There are many people in the restaurant.

大厅的灯很明亮。

Dàtīng de dēng hěn míngliàng.

The lights in the hall are very bright.

他去办公厅工作了。

Tā qù bàngōngtīng gōngzuò le.

He went to work at the office.

我们在音乐厅听音乐会。

Wǒmen zài yīnyuètīng tīng yīnyuèhuì.

We listen to a concert at the concert hall.

如果客厅干净，客人会高兴。

Rúguǒ kètīng gānjìng, kèrén huì gāoxìng.

If the living room is clean, the guests will be happy.

虽然大厅很大，但是人不多。

Suīrán dàtīng hěn dà, dànshì rén bù duō.

Although the hall is big, there aren't many people.

政府办公厅发布了新的政策。

Zhèngfǔ bàngōngtīng fābù le xīn de zhèngcè.

The government office released a new policy.

Related Characters

Component: 丁

Component: 厂

厅