町

Character

町 dīng · tǐng · tīng

Character3 readings

(used in place names)

Radical: 田
Strokes: 7
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 田丁
Traditional: 町
Frequency: #1222 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

dīngMain reading tǐngRare reading tīngReading 3

dīng

ding1Main reading

(used in place names) CC-CEDICT

Words that use “町” as dīng

西门町xī mén dīngXimendingWord

tǐng

ting3Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is dīng.

raised path between fields CC-CEDICT

Words that use “町” as tǐng

室町shì tǐngMuromachi bakufu, the feudal government of JapanWord 大麦町dà mài tǐngDalmatianWord 室町幕府shì tǐng mù fǔMuromachi bakufu, the feudal government of JapanWord

tīng

ting1Reading 3

a raised path between fields

Stroke order

Practice writing 町

Draw “町” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

火車將經過元町站。
huǒ chē jiāng jīng guò yuán tǐng zhàn
The train will pass Motomachi Station.
Tatoeba · sentence #778731 by Martha; translation #43432 by orcrist · CC BY 2.0 FR
昨天我居然从新宿站走到了神保町！
zuó tiān wǒ jū rán cóng xīn sù zhàn zǒu dào le shén bǎo tǐng
I actually ended up walking all the way from Shinjuku Station to Jimbocho yesterday!
Tatoeba · sentence #2422278 by huangfen; translation #2425564 by FeuDRenais2 · CC BY 2.0 FR
他第一次來台北，就指名要去西門町逛街。
tā dì yī cì lái tái běi jiù zhǐ míng yào qù xī mén tǐng guàng jiē
The first time he came to Taipei, he specifically wanted to go shopping in Ximending.
Tatoeba · sentence #13538256 by LeviHighway; translation #13547838 by LeviHighway · CC BY 2.0 FR

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Same radical 田

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町