tíng

to stop

to halt; to park (a car)

person (亻) + pavilion (亭) = to stop

亭 mainly provides the sound tíng; the person radical carries the meaning. The idea is a person who comes to a halt, ceasing their movement or action.

+
PavilionPhonetic
PersonSemantic

了。

chē tíng le.

The car stopped.

我把车在路边。

wǒ bǎ chē tíng zài lù biān.

I parked the car by the roadside.

Words with 停

关停

guān tíng

(of a power plant, refinery etc) to shut down

马不停蹄

mǎ bù tíng tí

unrelenting

不停

bù tíng

incessant

停下

tíng xià

to stop

停下来

tíng xià lái

to stop

停住

tíng zhù

to stop

停俸

tíng fèng

to suspend salary payments

停刊

tíng kān

(of a newspaper, magazine etc) to stop publishing

停尸

tíng shī

to keep the body of the deceased (until burial or cremation)

停尸房

tíng shī fáng

mortuary

停尸间

tíng shī jiān

morgue

停工

tíng gōng

to stop work

More characters with 亻