聼 (tīng) - Listen — to hear attentively & to heed

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tīng ｜ 19 strokes ｜ radical:

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聼 · tīng

Listen — to hear attentively;

to heed;

to obey;

to await a decision or judgment;

in law, to hear a case.

Listen — to hear attentivelyto heedto obey

Usage highlights

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Synonyms

  • 闻— to hear; to smell
  • 聆— to listen carefully
  • 听取— to listen and accept

Antonyms

  • 说— to speak
  • 讲— to talk; to lecture
  • 唱— to sing

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Please listen carefully (请仔细听).
  • I enjoy listening to music (听音乐).
  • The court will hear the case tomorrow (法庭明天审理此案).
  • He always listens to his teacher's advice (他听从老师的建议).

Collocations

  • Listen to(听)
  • Listen attentively(倾听)
  • Hear and obey(听从)
  • Audition(试听)
  • Hearing(听力)
  • Listener(听众)

Idioms

  • Listen to both sides and you will be enlightened; heed only one side and you will be benighted(兼听则明，偏听则暗)
  • To turn a deaf ear to(听而不闻)
  • To listen respectfully(洗耳恭听)
  • To feign compliance while acting independently(听调不听宣)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • The character 聼 is the traditional form of 听, emphasizing attentive listening with the ear (耳) component prominent.
  • In Confucian thought, proper listening is considered essential for learning and moral development.
  • The character appears in many classical texts about governance, emphasizing the importance of rulers listening to their people.

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