汀

tīng

丁 + 氵

Definitions

tīng sandbar; shoal; sandbank

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 丁 represents the sound.

Semantic: 氵 Phonetic: 丁

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The character 汀 is a phono-semantic compound, combining the water radical ⺡ on the left with the phonetic component 丁 on the right to denote a landform. The water radical indicates its meaning: a flat sandbank, spit of land, or small island found in a river or along a water's edge. This character commonly appears in classical geography texts and descriptive poetry to describe shallow coastal areas, riverbanks, and similar formations near bodies of water.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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这条汀线很长很平直。

Zhè tiáo tīngxiàn hěn cháng hěn píngzhí.

This shoreline is very long and straight.

河边的汀洲上长满了青草。

Hé biān de tīngzhōu shàng zhǎng mǎn le qīngcǎo.

The sandbar by the river is overgrown with green grass.

公园里有一处名叫绿汀的景点。

Gōngyuán lǐ yǒu yī chù míng jiào Lǜtīng de jǐngdiǎn.

There is a scenic spot called Green Shore within the park.

月光洒在静静的汀渚之上。

Yuèguāng sǎ zài jìngjìng de tīngzhǔ zhī shàng.

Moonlight spills over the quiet sandbank and islet.

他喜欢站在汀岸上眺望远方。

Tā xǐhuān zhàn zài tīng'àn shàng tiàowàng yuǎnfāng.

He likes to stand on the sandy shore and gaze into the distance.

湖水清澈，汀兰郁郁葱葱。

Hú shuǐ qīngchè, tīnglán yùyùcōngcōng.

The lake water is clear, and the orchids on the shore are lush and green.

这个名字让人联想到水畔的汀滢美景。

Zhège míngzì ràng rén liánxiǎng dào shuǐ pàn de tīngyíng měijǐng.

This name evokes the beautiful scenery of the clear water by the shore.

薄雾笼罩着清晨烟波浩渺的江汀。

Bówù lǒngzhào zhe qīngchén yānbō hàomiǎo de jiāngtīng.

Thin mist shrouds the vast, misty river shore in the early morning.

Related Characters

Component: 丁

Component: 氵

汀