tíng

court

Original meaning: 

courtyard

Depicts a person standing on the ground (𡈼) in front of a corner of a courtyard (𠃊). Based on the original meaning "courtyard", now written as .

Components
𠃊 iconic component

𠃊  Iconic component

yǐn

  

hidden area

Depicts the corner of a courtyard or a curved ground. Modern form looks like .

𡈼 sound,iconic component

𡈼  Sound Iconic component

tǐng

  

stand upright

Depicts a person () standing on the ground (). 𡈼 also represents the sound.

Evolution

廷 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
廷 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
廷 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
廷 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

tíng

court; palace courtyard

Most common words with 廷
Freq.
Word
Meaning

阿根廷

Argentina

朝廷

court

宫廷

court (of king or emperor)

palace courtyard

教廷

the Papacy

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (1 verified)

Sound component in 9 characters (2 verified)