# 聽

| 聽 | U+807D, &#32893; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-807D |
| ← 聼 [U+807C] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 聾 → [U+807E] |

## Translingual

| Traditional | 聽 |
| Shinjitai | 聴 |
| Simplified | 听 |

### Han character

聽 (Kangxi radical 128, 耳+16, 22 strokes, cangjie input 尸土十田心 (SGJWP), four-corner 1413$_1$, composition ⿰⿹耳𡈼𢛳)

#### Derived characters

* 廳, 㕔, 𪢧, 𢺭

#### Related characters

* 聴 (Japanese shinjitai)
* 听 (Simplified Chinese)

#### Usage notes

* 耳王十四一心 is a phrase used to remember this character, based on the order of the strokes.

### Further reading

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 970, character 24
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 29211
* Dae Jaweon: page 1422, character 9
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2799, character 14
* Unihan data for U+807D

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 聽 :
| Shang | Shang | Western Zhou | Warring States | Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) |
| Bronze inscriptions | Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Bronze inscriptions | Qin slip script | Small seal script |
| | Old Chinese |
| 檉 | *l̥ʰeŋ |
| 蟶 | *l̥ʰeŋ |
| 聖 | *hljeŋs |
| 聽 | *l̥ʰeːŋ, *l̥ʰeːŋs |
| 廳 | *l̥ʰeːŋ |
Originally 𦔻, hence ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意): 耳 (“ear”) + 口 (“mouth(s)”) – to listen. Compare the top component of 聖.
Later, rewritten as phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *l̥ʰeːŋ, *l̥ʰeːŋs): phonetic 𡈼 (OC *l̥ʰeːŋʔ) + semantic 耳 (“ear”) + semantic 㥁 on the right.
The simplified version, 𠯸 (later stylized as 听), is totally unrelated to the original character and it originally means "smiling".

### Etymology 1

This is traditionally considered to have the same origin as 聖 (OC *hljeŋs, “to hear; wise; sage”) and 聲 (OC *qʰjeŋ, “sound”). Additionally, it may be also related to 聆 (OC *reːŋ, “to hear; to listen”) (Wang, 1982).
Outside connections unclear, although note Proto-Hlai *hliːŋ (“to hear (it said)”) from Pre-Hlai *(h)leːŋ (Norquest, 2007).
Derivatives:
* 廳 (OC *l̥ʰeːŋ, “hall, i.e. where hearings take place”)
* 廷 (OC *l'eːŋ, *l'eːŋʔ, “palace courtyard”).

#### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): tīng (ting$^1$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄥ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): tin$^1$
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): tǐng
    (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): tìn
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): тин (tin, I)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): teng$^1$ / ting$^1$ / ting$^3$
    (Dongguan, Jyutping++): teang$^1$ / toeng$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): hiang$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): tiang$^1$ / tin$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): thâng
    (Hailu, HRS): tang$^ˇ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): tang$^1$ / tin$^4$
* Jin (Wiktionary): ting$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): tia̿ng / tēng
* Eastern Min (BUC): tiăng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): tia$^1$ / tiaⁿ$^1$ / teng$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): thiaⁿ / thèng / theng
    (Teochew, Peng'im): tian$^1$ / têng$^3$
    (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): tia$^1$ / ting$^5$
* Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): tang$^1$
* Wu (Wugniu)
** (Northern): $^1$thin / $^5$thin
** (Jinhua): $^5$thin
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): tin$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: tīng
*** Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄥ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ting
*** Wade–Giles: tʻing$^1$
*** Yale: tīng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ting
*** Palladius: тин (tin)
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰiŋ⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: tin$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: tin
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰin⁵⁵/
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: tǐng
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰiŋ²¹/
** (Nanjing)
*** Nanjing Pinyin: tìn
*** Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): tin$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰĩ³¹/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: тин (tin, I)
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰiŋ²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: teng$^1$ / ting$^1$ / ting$^3$
*** Yale: tēng / tīng / ting
*** Cantonese Pinyin: teng$^1$ / ting$^1$ / ting$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: téng$^1$ / ting$^1$ / ting$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰɛːŋ⁵⁵/, /tʰɪŋ⁵⁵/, /tʰɪŋ³³/
* teng1 - vernacular;
* ting1, ting3 - literary.
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit聽 (好聽) |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /tʰiŋ⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /tʰiŋ⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /tʰiŋ²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /tʰiŋ²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /tʰiŋ²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /tʰiŋ²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /tʰiŋ²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /tʰiə̃⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /tʰiŋ⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /tʰĩn³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /tʰiŋ⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /tʰin⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /tʰin⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /tʰin⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /tʰĩ⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /tʰin³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /tʰin²¹/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /tʰiəŋ¹¹/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /tʰi¹³/ /tʰiŋ¹³/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /tʰĩŋ³¹/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /tʰiŋ⁵³/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /tʰin⁵⁵/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /tʰin³³/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /tʰeŋ³³/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /tʰiʌ̃³²⁴/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /tʰɛ⁴²/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /tʰin⁵⁵/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /tʰin⁵⁵/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /tʰiɑŋ⁴²/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /tʰaŋ⁴⁴/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /tʰɑŋ²⁴/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /tʰɛŋ⁵³/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /tʰeŋ³³/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /tʰɛŋ⁵⁵/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /tʰiŋ⁵⁵/ /tʰiã⁵⁵/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /tʰiaŋ⁴⁴/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /tʰeiŋ⁴⁴/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /tʰiã³³/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /hia²³/ |
* Middle Chinese: theng
Rime :
| Character | 聽 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 透 (6) |
| Final (韻) | 青 (125) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | IV |
| Fanqie | 他丁切 |
| Baxter | theng |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /tʰeŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /tʰeŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /tʰɛŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /tʰɛjŋ/ |
| Li Rong | /tʰeŋ/ |
| Wang Li | /tʰieŋ/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /tʰieŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | tīng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | ting$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*l̥ˤeŋ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*l̥ʰeːŋ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 聽 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | tīng |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ theng › |
| Old Chinese | /*l̥ˁeŋ/ |
| English | listen |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 聽 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 11392 |
| Phonetic component | 聖 |
| Rime group | 耕 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 汀 |
| Old Chinese | /*l̥ʰeːŋ/ |
| Notes | 甲金文象耳對口， 後繁化加心壬聲， 右上即卜口繁化 |

##### Definitions

聽
* to listen; to hear; to listen to (radio, etc.)
    請仔細聽。／请仔细听。 ― Qǐng zǐxì tīng. ― Please listen carefully.
       ngo$^5$ zung$^1$ ji$^3$ teng$^1$ jam$^1$ ngok$^6$. [Jyutping]
       I like to listen to music.
       Lí thiaⁿ ū-bô? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
       Can you understand what you heard or not?
    From: 吳易澄, 你敢有聽著咱唱歌 ("Do You Hear the People Sing")
    Lí kám ū thiaⁿ-tio̍h lán chhiùⁿ-koa, chhiùⁿ chhut kan-khó͘ lâng ê khó͘-thiàⁿ? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    Do you hear us sing, singing the pain of suffering people?
* to obey; to heed
    聽話／听话 ― tīnghuà ― obedient; to obey
       Wǒ quàn tā bié qù, tā bù tīng. [Pinyin]
       I advised him not to go, but he wouldn't listen.
* to allow; to let
* Alternative form of 廳 / 厅 (tīng, “hall”)
* (Shanghainese, slang) a thousand of a currency denomination
* (Wenzhounese) to smell
* (Cantonese) to pick up the phone

###### Synonyms

* (to hear):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 聞, 聽, 聆 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 聽 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 聽 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 聽 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 聽 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 聽 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 聽 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 聽 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 聽 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 聽 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 聽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 聽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 聽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 聽 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 聽 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 聽 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 聽 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 聽 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 聽 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 聽 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 聽 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 聽 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 聽 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 聽 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 聽 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 聽 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 聽 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 聽 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 聽 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 聽 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 聽 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 聽 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 聽 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 聽 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 聽 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 聽 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 聽 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 聽 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 聽 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 知 |
| Hakka | Changting | 知 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 聽 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 聽 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 聽 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 聽 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 聽 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 知 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 聽 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 聽 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 聽 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 聽 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 聽 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 聽 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 聽 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 聽 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 聽 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 聽 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 聽聆 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 聽聆 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 聽 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 聽聆 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 聽 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 聽 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 聽 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 聽 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 聽 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 聽 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 聽 GT |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 聽 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 聽 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 聽 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 聽 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 聽 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 聽 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 聽 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 聽 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 聽 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 聽 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 聽 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 聽 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 聽 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 聽 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 聽 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 聽 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 聽 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 聽 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 聽 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 聽 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 聽 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 聽 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 聽 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 聽 |
| Wu | Danyang | 聽 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 聽 |
| Wu | Lishui | 聽 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 聽 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 聽 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 聽 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Jiangyong | 聞 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |
* (to smell):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 聞, 嗅 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 聞, 嗅 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 聞 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 聞 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 聞 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 嗅 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 嗅, 聞 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 聞 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 聞 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 聽 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 聞 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 聞 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 聞 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 聞 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 聞 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 聞 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 聞 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 聞 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 聞 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 聞 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 聞 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 聞 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 聞, 嗅 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 聞 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 聞 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 聞 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 聞 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 聞 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 聞 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 嗅 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 聽 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 聽 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 鼻, 聞 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 嗅 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 聞 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 聞 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Changting | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 嗅 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 嗅 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 嗅 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 嗅 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 嗅 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 嗅 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 鼻 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 聞 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 聞 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 鼻 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 鼻 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 鼻 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 鼻 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 鼻 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 鼻 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 鼻 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 鼻 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 鼻 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 鼻 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 鼻 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 鼻 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 嗅 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 嗅 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 嗅 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 嗅 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 嗅 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 嗅 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 味 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 鼻 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 鼻 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 鼻 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 聞 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 聞, 嗅 dated |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 聽 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 聞 |
| Wu | Danyang | 聞 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 聞 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 嗅 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 嗅, 聽 |
| Wu | Lishui | 聞 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 聞 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 聞 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 聞 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 嗅 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Jiangyong | 聞 |
* (to pick up the phone): 接 (jiē)

##### Compounds

* 不中聽 / 不中听
* 不受聽 / 不受听
* 不聽使 / 不听使
* 不聽使喚 / 不听使唤
* 不聽手 / 不听手
* 不聽話 / 不听话
* 中聽 / 中听 (zhōngtīng)
* 乍聽 / 乍听
* 俛首聽命 / 俯首听命
* 借聽於聾 / 借听于聋
* 俯首聽命 / 俯首听命
* 偵聽 / 侦听
* 側聽 / 侧听
* 偏聽 / 偏听
* 偏聽偏信 / 偏听偏信
* 偷聽器 / 偷听器
* 傾聽 / 倾听 (qīngtīng)
* 內視反聽 / 内视反听
* 公聽並觀 / 公听并观
* 公聽會 / 公听会 (gōngtīnghuì)
* 兼聽 / 兼听
* 凝聽 / 凝听 (níngtīng)
* 助聽器 / 助听器 (zhùtīngqì)
* 動心駭聽 / 动心骇听
* 動聽 / 动听 (dòngtīng)
* 包打聽 / 包打听 (bāodǎtīng)
* 危言聳聽 / 危言耸听 (wēiyánsǒngtīng)
* 反聽內視 / 反听内视
* 唯命是聽 / 唯命是听 (wéimìngshìtīng)
* 垂聽 / 垂听 (chuítīng)
* 壁聽 / 壁听
* 外聽道 / 外听道
* 天聽 / 天听
* 天高聽卑 / 天高听卑
* 天高聽遠 / 天高听远
* 好聽 / 好听 (hǎotīng)
* 妄言妄聽 / 妄言妄听
* 姑妄聽之 / 姑妄听之
* 娓娓動聽 / 娓娓动听 (wěiwěidòngtīng)
* 察聽 / 察听
* 恭聽 / 恭听
* 惟命是聽 / 惟命是听 (wéimìngshìtīng)
* 打聽 / 打听 (dǎtīng)
* 打聽細底 / 打听细底
* 探聽 / 探听 (tàntīng)
* 揣骨聽聲 / 揣骨听声
* 收視反聽 / 收视反听
* 收聽 / 收听 (shōutīng)
* 旁聽 / 旁听 (pángtīng)
* 旁聽席 / 旁听席
* 有聽頭兒 / 有听头儿
* 洗耳恭聽 / 洗耳恭听 (xǐ'ěrgōngtīng)
* 洗耳拱聽 / 洗耳拱听
* 洗耳諦聽 / 洗耳谛听
* 流魚出聽 / 流鱼出听
* 混淆視聽 / 混淆视听
* 潛聽 / 潜听
* 牧豕聽經 / 牧豕听经
* 狗兔聽提 / 狗兔听提
* 監聽 / 监听 (jiāntīng)
* 目聽 / 目听
* 視聽 / 视听 (shìtīng)
* 視聽中心 / 视听中心
* 視聽傳播 / 视听传播
* 視聽教育 / 视听教育
* 視聽生 / 视听生
* 竊聽 / 窃听 (qiètīng)
* 竊聽器 / 窃听器 (qiètīngqì)
* 細聽 / 细听 (xìtīng)
* 緝聽 / 缉听
* 耳視目聽 / 耳视目听
* 耳聽八方 / 耳听八方 (ěrtīngbāfāng)
* 聆聽 / 聆听 (língtīng)
* 聳人聽聞 / 耸人听闻 (sǒngréntīngwén)
* 聳聽 / 耸听
* 聲說聲聽 / 声说声听
* 聽事官 / 听事官
* 聽事的 / 听事的
* 聽人 / 听人 (tīngrén)
* 聽令 / 听令 (tīnglìng)
* 聽任 / 听任 (tīngrèn)
* 聽便 / 听便
* 聽信 / 听信 (tīngxìn)
* 聽候 / 听候 (tīnghòu)
* 聽候官身 / 听候官身
* 聽候發落 / 听候发落
* 聽力 / 听力 (tīnglì)
* 聽力障礙 / 听力障碍
* 聽友 / 听友 (tīngyǒu)
* 聽取 / 听取 (tīngqǔ)
* 聽受 / 听受
* 聽哈 / 听哈
* 聽喝 / 听喝
* 聽壁腳 / 听壁脚
* 聽審 / 听审 (tīngshěn)
* 聽寫 / 听写 (tīngxiě)
* 聽差 / 听差 (tīngchāi)
* 聽從 / 听从 (tīngcóng)
* 聽得到 / 听得到
* 聽戲 / 听戏
* 聽手 / 听手
* 聽書 / 听书 (tīngshū)
* 聽氣兒 / 听气儿
* 聽沉 / 听沉
* 聽牆根 / 听墙根
* 聽用 / 听用
* 聽眾 / 听众 (tīngzhòng)
* 聽神經 / 听神经
* 聽窗 / 听窗
* 聽筒 / 听筒 (tīngtǒng)
* 聽籬察壁 / 听篱察壁
* 聽絕 / 听绝
* 聽老 / 听老
* 聽者 / 听者 (tīngzhě)
* 聽而不聞 / 听而不闻 (tīng'érbùwén)
* 聽聞 / 听闻 (tīngwén)
* 聽能 / 听能
* 聽裝 / 听装 (tīngzhuāng)
* 聽見 / 听见 (tīngjiàn)
* 聽覺 / 听觉 (tīngjué)
* 聽覺中樞 / 听觉中枢
* 聽訓 / 听训
* 聽診 / 听诊 (tīngzhěn)
* 聽診器 / 听诊器 (tīngzhěnqì)
* 聽話 / 听话 (tīnghuà)
* 聽說 / 听说 (tīngshuō)
* 聽說聽道 / 听说听道
* 聽課 / 听课 (tīngkè)
* 聽講 / 听讲 (tīngjiǎng)
* 聽證 / 听证 (tīngzhèng)
* 聽證制度 / 听证制度
* 聽證會 / 听证会 (tīngzhènghuì)
* 聽讒 / 听谗
* 聽讒惑亂 / 听谗惑乱
* 聽起來 / 听起来 (tīngqǐlai)
* 聽除 / 听除
* 聽障 / 听障 (tīngzhàng)
* 聽音哨 / 听音哨
* 聽頭 / 听头
* 聽頭兒 / 听头儿
* 聽風聽水 / 听风听水
* 聽香 / 听香
* 聽骨 / 听骨
* 聽鼓 / 听鼓
* 背聽 / 背听
* 言聽行從 / 言听行从
* 言聽計從 / 言听计从 (yántīngjìcóng)
* 言聽計用 / 言听计用
* 言聽計行 / 言听计行
* 諦聽 / 谛听 (dìtīng)
* 逖聽 / 逖听 (tìtīng)
* 過聽 / 过听
* 道聽塗說 / 道听涂说 (dàotīngtúshuō)
* 重聽 / 重听 (zhòngtīng)
* 鏡聽 / 镜听
* 閉目塞聽 / 闭目塞听 (bìmùsètīng)
* 閱聽人 / 阅听人
* 隔壁聽 / 隔壁听
* 隨身聽 / 随身听 (suíshēntīng)
* 隱聽 / 隐听
* 難聽 / 难听 (nántīng)
* 靜聽 / 静听 (jìngtīng)
* 面聽 / 面听
* 順天聽命 / 顺天听命
* 駭人聽聞 / 骇人听闻 (hàiréntīngwén)
* 駭聽 / 骇听
* 鴨子聽雷 / 鸭子听雷

#### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): tīng, tìng
    (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄥ, ㄊㄧㄥˋ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ting$^3$
    (Dongguan, Jyutping++): teang$^3$
* Eastern Min (BUC): téng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): teng$^4$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thèng
* Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): tang$^3$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$thin
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: tīng
*** Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄥ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ting
*** Wade–Giles: tʻing$^1$
*** Yale: tīng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ting
*** Palladius: тин (tin)
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰiŋ⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: tìng
*** Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄥˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: tìng
*** Wade–Giles: tʻing$^4$
*** Yale: tìng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tinq
*** Palladius: тин (tin)
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰiŋ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ting$^3$
*** Yale: ting
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ting$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ting$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰɪŋ³³/
** (Dongguan, Guancheng)
*** Jyutping++: teang$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰəŋ³²/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: téng
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰɛiŋ²¹³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: teng$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰɛŋ⁴²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thèng
*** Tâi-lô: thìng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: texng
*** IPA (Xiamen): /tʰiɪŋ²¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰiɪŋ⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰiɪŋ²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /tʰiɪŋ¹¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰiɪŋ²¹/
* Southern Pinghua
** (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
*** Jyutping++: tang$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰəŋ⁵⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$thin
*** MiniDict: thin$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$thin
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /tʰin³⁴/
* Middle Chinese: thengH
Rime :
| Character | 聽 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 透 (6) |
| Final (韻) | 青 (125) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | IV |
| Fanqie | 他定切 |
| Baxter | thengH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /tʰeŋ$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /tʰeŋ$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /tʰɛŋ$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /tʰɛjŋ$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /tʰeŋ$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /tʰieŋ$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /tʰieŋ$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | tìng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | ting$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*l̥ˤeŋ-s/
    (Zhengzhang): /*l̥ʰeːŋs/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 聽 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | tìng |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ theng$^H$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*l̥ˁeŋ-s/ |
| English | listen to; obey |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 聽 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 11394 |
| Phonetic component | 聖 |
| Rime group | 耕 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 聽 |
| Old Chinese | /*l̥ʰeːŋs/ |

##### Definitions

聽
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to handle (matters of state); to administer
    聽政／听政 ― tīngzhèng ― to handle matters of state
* to adjudicate
    聽獄／听狱 ― tīngyù ― to hear lawsuits
* to allow
    From: 544 CE, Jia Sixie, Qimin Yaoshu
    Zhāiguā fǎ: zài bùdào shàng, yǐn shǒu ér qǔ; wù tīng làngrén tà guāmàn, jí fānfù zhī. [Pinyin]
    How to pluck melons: on the footpath, reach out one's hands and take them; do not allow drifters to trample the melon-vines and toss and turn them [melons].
* (Cantonese) to wait a little
* (Cantonese) to wait for something inevitable to happen
       nei$^5$ gam$^3$ laan$^5$, ting$^3$ bei$^2$ jan$^4$ naau$^6$. [Jyutping]
       You are so lazy. You're going to be scolded for sure.

##### Compounds

* 一聽 / 一听
* 垂簾聽政 / 垂帘听政 (chuíliántīngzhèng)
* 拱手聽命 / 拱手听命
* 聽之任之 / 听之任之 (tīngzhīrènzhī)
* 聽事 / 听事
* 聽人穿鼻 / 听人穿鼻
* 聽任 / 听任 (tīngrèn)
* 聽便 / 听便
* 聽其自然 / 听其自然
* 聽命 / 听命
* 聽天任命 / 听天任命 (tīngtiānrènmìng)
* 聽天命 / 听天命 (tīngtiānmìng)
* 聽天由命 / 听天由命 (tīngtiānyóumìng)
* 聽憑 / 听凭 (tīngpíng)
* 聽憑尊便 / 听凭尊便 (tīngpíngzūnbiàn)
* 聽政 / 听政 (tīngzhèng)
* 聽斷 / 听断
* 聽獄 / 听狱 (tīngyù)
* 聽訟 / 听讼 (tīngsòng)

#### Pronunciation 3

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): tīng, tìng (ting$^1$, ting$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄥ, ㄊㄧㄥˋ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: tīng
*** Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄥ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ting
*** Wade–Giles: tʻing$^1$
*** Yale: tīng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ting
*** Palladius: тин (tin)
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰiŋ⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, common variant)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: tìng
*** Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄥˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: tìng
*** Wade–Giles: tʻing$^4$
*** Yale: tìng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tinq
*** Palladius: тин (tin)
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰiŋ⁵¹/

##### Definitions

聽
* (mahjong) to need (one or more particular tiles) to complete a hand to win

###### Synonyms

* (Cantonese) 叫 (giu$^3$)

##### Compounds

* 聽牌 / 听牌

### Etymology 2

From English tin.

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): tīng (ting$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄥ
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^5$thin / $^3$thin
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: tīng
*** Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄥ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ting
*** Wade–Giles: tʻing$^1$
*** Yale: tīng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ting
*** Palladius: тин (tin)
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰiŋ⁵⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$thin
*** MiniDict: thin$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$thin
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /tʰin³⁴/
** (Northern: Suzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^3$thin
*** MiniDict: thin$^上$
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /tʰin⁵¹/

#### Definitions

聽
* can; tin
    Synonym: 聽子 / 听子 (tīngzi)
    聽裝／听装 ― tīngzhuāng ― canned (drink, food etc.)
* Classifier for canned drinks.

#### Compounds

* 聽子 / 听子 (tīngzi)
* 聽裝 / 听装 (tīngzhuāng)

### Etymology 3

See 聽日 / 听日 (ting$^1$ jat$^6$).

#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): ting$^1$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ting$^1$
*** Yale: tīng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ting$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ting$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰɪŋ⁵⁵/

#### Definitions

聽
* (Cantonese) tomorrow
    聽日／听日 [Cantonese] ― ting$^1$ jat$^6$ [Jyutping] ― tomorrow
    聽晚／听晚 [Cantonese] ― ting$^1$ maan$^5$ [Jyutping] ― tomorrow evening

#### Compounds

* 聽日 / 听日 (ting$^1$ jat$^6$) (Cantonese)
* 聽晚 / 听晚 (Cantonese)
* 聽晚黑 / 听晚黑 (Cantonese)
* 聽朝 / 听朝 (ting$^1$ ziu$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 聽朝早 / 听朝早 (ting$^1$ ziu$^1$ zou$^2$) (Cantonese)

### References

* “聽”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

### Further reading

* “聽”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 聴 |
| Kyūjitai | 聽 |

### Kanji

(Jinmeiyō kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 聴)
* to listen; to hear
* to allow

#### Readings

* Go-on: ちょう (chō)
* Kan-on: てい (tei)
* Kun: きく (kiku, 聽く)、ゆるす (yurusu, 聽す)

## Korean
### Hanja

聽 (eumhun 들을 청 (deureul cheong))
* Hanja form of 청 (“to listen”).

## Vietnamese
### Han character

聽: Hán Nôm readings: thính, xính
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.