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停

tíng

to stop

A runner stopping beside a marker
Memory picture

Character

停 tíng

Strokes
11
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 亭 pavilion
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 车停了。 Chē tíng le. The car stopped.
  • 请停一下。 Qǐng tíng yí xià. Please stop for a moment.
  • 雨停了吗? Yǔ tíng le ma? Has the rain stopped?

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