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

随身听

suí shēn tīng

portable stereo

难听

nán tīng

unpleasant to hear

骇人听闻

hài rén tīng wén

shocking

不听命

bù tīng mìng

to disobey

不听老人言，吃亏在眼前

bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián

(idiom) ignore your elders at your peril

且听下回分解

qiě tīng xià huí fēn jiě

to listen to the next chapter for an explanation

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