厅 (tīng) is a Chinese character meaning “hall”. It is written from 厂 (factory; cliff radical) and 丁 (fourth; adult man), one enclosing the other, and takes 4 strokes.
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Structure
厂 + 丁
Enclosing structure
Structure from: studyhanzi 现代字形拆分（对照 hanzi-writer-data 笔顺：笔画1–2＝厂，笔画3–4＝丁）
Memory aid
A wide roof and wall (厂) opens over a single post (丁) standing inside it — that open space under the roof is the hall.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
4 strokes
In real words
- 客厅kè tīngliving room厅 = tīng
- 大厅dà tīnglobby; large hall厅 = tīng
Go deeper
All readings
hall
hall; large room; (government) office
聚会或待客用的大房间；某些机关的名称。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 客厅kè tīngliving room厅 = tīng
- 大厅dà tīnglobby; large hall厅 = tīng
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Questions people ask about this character
What does 厅 mean?
厅 (tīng) means hall; large room; (government) office.
How do you pronounce 厅?
It is pronounced tīng.
What parts is 厅 made of?
厂 (factory; cliff radical) and 丁 (fourth; adult man), one enclosing the other. The recorded source is: studyhanzi 现代字形拆分（对照 hanzi-writer-data 笔顺：笔画1–2＝厂，笔画3–4＝丁）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 厅 have?
4. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 厅?
厂. 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 厅?
Common ones are 客厅 and 大厅. The reading of 厅 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.