厅 (tīng) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order

tīng hall, central room 4 strokes · Radical 厂 (cliff) · HSK 4 recognition character (认读字)

👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 厅 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Pronunciation & meaning

Pronounced tīng.

hall
central room

Stroke Order & Practice

Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.

厅 — 4 strokes, numbered in writing order. 笔顺图（数字为下笔顺序）。

Decomposition

厅 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Upper-left envelops Inner. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.

厅 = 厂 outer cliff

丁 inner male adult

Radical

The radical of 厅 is 厂 — meaning cliff. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.

Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: 压厂原厕厨厚厉厌质.

How the character is built

厅 is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component 广 (spacious) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component 丁 originally indicated the sound.

HSK 4 Words Containing 厅

餐厅 cāntīng restaurant; dining room

学校旁边新开了一家餐厅。

Xuéxiào pángbiān xīn kāi le yì jiā cāntīng.

A new restaurant opened next to the school.

大厅 dàtīng lobby; main hall

请在大厅等候。

Qǐng zài dàtīng děnghòu.

Please wait in the lobby.

客厅 kètīng living room; lounge

请到客厅坐吧。

Qǐng dào kètīng zuò ba.

Please come sit in the living room.

Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句

厅 appears in 6 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:

关于那家餐厅，可以知道什么？

From Mock Exam 17 →

Tasks Featuring 厅 / 相关任务

Words containing 厅 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 交流居住情况、社区情况

Housing & Community · 大厅、客厅

📚 介绍饮食情况

Food & Dining · 餐厅

FAQ

What does 厅 mean in Chinese?

厅 (tīng) means hall, central room. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).

How many strokes does 厅 have?

厅 is written in 4 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.

What is the radical of 厅?

The radical of 厅 is 厂 (cliff). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 压, 厂, 原, 厕, 厨.

What is the pinyin for 厅?

厅 is pronounced tīng.

What HSK 4 words use 厅?

In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 厅 appears in 3 words, including 餐厅 (cāntīng), 大厅 (dàtīng), 客厅 (kètīng). See the full list above.