听

tīng

to listen to; to hear

to heed; to obey; a can (loanword from English "tin"); classifier for canned beverages; to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]); (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4])

mouth (口) + axe (斤) = to listen

The mouth represents speaking and hearing, while the axe (斤) suggests sharp attention or cutting through to understand. This creates the sense of actively engaging with sound through focused listening.

口+斤→听
口MouthSemantic
斤AxeSemantic

我喜欢听音乐。

wǒ xǐ huan tīng yīn yuè.

I like to listen to music.

老师说话的时候要认真听。

lǎo shī shuō huà de shí hou yào rèn zhēn tīng.

When the teacher speaks, you must listen carefully.

Words with 听

听不懂

tīng bu dǒng

unable to make sense of what one is hearing

混淆视听

hùn xiáo shì tīng

to obscure the facts (idiom); to mislead the public with prevarication and deliberate falsehoods

听凭

tīng píng

to allow (sb to do as he pleases)

言听计从

yán tīng jì cóng

to see, hear and obey (idiom); to take advice

听命

tīng mìng

to obey an order

听筒

tīng tǒng

telephone receiver

听错

tīng cuò

to mishear

道听途说

dào tīng tú shuō

gossip; hearsay; rumor

选听

xuǎn tīng

selective listening (linguistics)

重听

zhòng tīng

hard of hearing

闭目塞听

bì mù sè tīng

to shut one's eyes and stop one's ears

阅听人

yuè tīng rén

(Tw) audience

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