Memory phrase for the character: 听

听

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Meaning

to obey, to listen, to hear

Pronunciation

tīng

Explanation

Left: mouth 口, right: axe 斤

Mnemonic

With your mouth (= arguments) or your axe (= brute force) you can make somebody obey.

Radicals

口	mouth, opening	This is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
斤	axe	Image of an axe, probably with the handle on the right.

Vocabulary

听说	tīng shuō	to hear (sth said); one hears (that); hearsay; listening and speaking
听见	tīng jiàn	to hear
听取	tīng qǔ	to hear (news); to listen to
骇人听闻	hài rén tīng wén	shocking; horrifying; atrocious; terrible
聆听	líng tīng	listen (respectfully)
聆听	líng tīng

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