停

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.

亻+亭→停
亭PavilionPhonetic
亻PersonSemantic

车停了。

chē tíng le.

The car stopped.

我把车停在路边。

wǒ bǎ chē tíng zài lù biān.

I parked the car by the roadside.

Words with 停

停住

tíng zhù

to stop

停滞

tíng zhì

stagnation

停战

tíng zhàn

to cease fire; to stop fighting

停泊

tíng bó

to anchor

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)

More characters with 亻

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