HSK 1 · Seeing & hearing

听

tīng

to listen; to hear

Stroke order of 听

听 is written with 7 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A mouth "口" speaks sharp as an axe "斤", and you listen.

Parts: 口 mouth + 斤 axe (sound element)

Example sentence

我在听老师说话。

I'm listening to the teacher speak.

Words with 听

听写dictation; to write from dictation 好听pleasant to hear 听见to hear 听到to hear 听讲to attend a lecture 听说to hear (it said)难听unpleasant to hear 听力listening ability 收听to listen to (radio)听众audience; listeners 打听to ask about

More words: Seeing & hearing

看to look; to watch; to read 看见to see 看到to see 听见to hear 听到to hear 见to see; to meet 见面to meet; to see each other 开to open; to drive 关to close; to turn off 关上to close; to turn off 打开to open; to turn on 等to wait 帮to help 帮忙to help; to do a favor

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