Phonosemantic compound. 广 represents the meaning and 聽 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
廳
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
廳
Regular
Modern
Chinese
厅 / 廳 [tīng]
(reception) hall; living room; office; provincial government department
Japanese
government office; agency; board
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
庁 こばなわ
Kobanawa surname
庁 ちょう
Chō place name
廳 ちょう
Chō surname
CHINESE WORDS (46)
餐厅 [cāntīng] #1,876
dining hall
大厅 [dàtīng] #2,987
hall
客厅 [kètīng] #4,906
drawing room (room for arriving guests)
舞厅 [wǔtīng] #9,264
dance hall
市政厅 [shìzhèngtīng] #9,282
city hall
厅长 [tīngzhǎng] #29,536
head of provincial PRC government department
卫生厅 [wèishēngtīng] #13,393
(provincial) health department
音乐厅 [yīnyuètīng] #18,955
concert hall
办公厅 [bàngōngtīng] #41,866
general office
门厅 [méntīng] #17,643
entrance hall
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JAPANESE WORDS (134)
⭐ 警視庁 [けいしちょう] #11,253
Metropolitan Police Department
⭐ 庁 [ちょう] #19,373
government office
⭐ 庁舎 [ちょうしゃ] #29,753
government office building
本庁 [ほんちょう] #32,932
central government office
⭐ 気象庁 [きしょうちょう] #33,852
(Japanese) Meteorological Agency
⭐ 警察庁 [けいさつちょう] #34,927
National Police Agency
⭐ 省庁 [しょうちょう] #42,840
ministries and government offices
市庁舎 [しちょうしゃ] #44,818
town hall
⭐ 都庁 [とちょう] #48,979
Tokyo Metropolitan Government (Office)
⭐ 県庁 [けんちょう] #49,546
prefectural office
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