听 tīng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- Made of
- 口 mouth 斤 a catty (about 500 grams)
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
听见
tīngjiàn
to hear
Characters in this word
见 jiàn
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 见 — to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
- Made of
- 冂 wide 儿 son, child
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 你听见了吗？ Nǐ tīngjiàn le ma? Did you hear that?
- 我听见他在唱歌。 Wǒ tīngjiàn tā zài chànggē. I can hear him singing.
- 我能听见你说话。 Wǒ néng tīngjiàn nǐ shuōhuà. I can hear you talking.
Related words
- 好听 hǎotīng pleasant to hear
- 听 tīng to listen, to hear
- 听到 tīngdào to hear
- 听写 tīngxiě dictation; to write from dictation
- 见 jiàn to see; to meet
- 见面 jiànmiàn to meet, to see each other
- 看见 kànjiàn to see, to catch sight of
- 再见 zàijiàn goodbye
- 问 wèn to ask
- 回答 huídá to answer; answer
- 请问 qǐngwèn excuse me, may I ask…
- 告诉 gàosu to tell