亭 (tíng) is a Chinese character meaning “pavilion”. It is written from 亠 (lid) and 口 (mouth) and 冖 (cover) and 丁 (fourth heavenly stem; adult male), one above the other, and takes 9 strokes.
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Structure
亠 + 口 + 冖 + 丁
Top–bottom structure
- 亠 lid · tóu unknown
- 口 mouth · kǒu unknown
- 冖 cover · mì unknown
- 丁 fourth heavenly stem; adult male · dīng unknown
Structure from: IDS ⿱⿳亠口冖丁 (Unicode 表意文字描述序列)，与 hanzi-writer-data 笔画数 2+3+2+2=9 核验一致。仅描述现代字形，各部件的历史来源未确认
Memory aid
A pointed roof (亠) at the very top, an open window (口) under it, then a wide eave (冖) spread out over one single post (丁). Stack them up and you are standing in a pavilion.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
9 strokes
In real words
- 亭子tíng zipavilion; kiosk亭 = tíng
- 凉亭liáng tínggarden pavilion; shelter for resting in the shade亭 = tíng
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All readings
pavilion
pavilion; kiosk; a small roofed structure open on the sides
有顶无墙、供人休息或观景的小型建筑；也指街边的小屋，如书亭、邮亭。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 亭子tíng zipavilion; kiosk亭 = tíng
- 凉亭liáng tínggarden pavilion; shelter for resting in the shade亭 = tíng
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Questions people ask about this character
What does 亭 mean?
亭 (tíng) means pavilion; kiosk; a small roofed structure open on the sides.
How do you pronounce 亭?
It is pronounced tíng.
What parts is 亭 made of?
亠 (lid) and 口 (mouth) and 冖 (cover) and 丁 (fourth heavenly stem; adult male), one above the other. The recorded source is: IDS ⿱⿳亠口冖丁 (Unicode 表意文字描述序列)，与 hanzi-writer-data 笔画数 2+3+2+2=9 核验一致。仅描述现代字形，各部件的历史来源未确认. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 亭 have?
9. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 亭?
亠. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 亭?
Common ones are 亭子 and 凉亭. The reading of 亭 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.