Phonosemantic compound. 耳 (ear)represents the meaning, while 德 and 𡈼 represent the sound.
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聽
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
聽
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
聽
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
聽
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
聽
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
聽
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
聽
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
聽
Seal
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
聽
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
聽
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
聽
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
聽
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
听 / 聽 [tīng]
to listen; to hear; to obey; a can (loanword from English "tin"); classifier for canned beverages
听 / 聽 [tìng]
(literary pronunciation, still advocated in Taiwan) to rule; to sentence; to allow
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
聴 あきら
Akira female given name
聴 ちょう
Chō given name
CHINESE WORDS (132)
听到 [tīngdào] #499
to hear
听说 [tīngshuō] #421
to hear (sth said)
听见 [tīngjiàn] #1,129
to hear
好听 [hǎotīng] #4,625
pleasant to hear
听取 [tīngqǔ] #8,202
to hear (news)
听话 [tīnghuà] #4,376
to do what one is told
倾听 [qīngtīng] #5,582
to listen attentively
听证会 [tīngzhènghuì] #4,727
(legislative) hearing
打听 [dǎting] #6,098
to ask about
收听 [shōutīng] #11,421
to listen to (a radio broadcast)
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JAPANESE WORDS (142)
⭐ 聞く [きく] #68
to hear
⭐ 許す [ゆるす] #290
to permit
⭐ 聞こえる [きこえる] #483
to be heard
⭐ 聞き取る [ききとる] #5,243
to catch (someone's words)
聞き流す [ききながす] #6,929
to pay no attention to (while listening)
聞きなれる [ききなれる] #10,654
to get used to hearing
⭐ 聴覚 [ちょうかく] #11,719
(sense of) hearing
幻聴 [げんちょう] #13,811
auditory hallucination
聞き入る [ききいる] #15,175
to listen attentively to
事情聴取 [じじょうちょうしゅ] #15,182
inquiry
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