亭

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pavilion; booth; kiosk; erect

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Pictograph (象形字)

亠, 口, and 冖 form a picture of a pavilion; 丁 provides the pronunciation

Components 亠口冖丁

pavilion · Heisig RSH #328

spike + tiara

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
电子环保亭	diàn zǐ huán bǎo tíng	electrical junk depot, site for reprocessing of old electrical and electronic equipment
保亭黎族苗族自治县	Bǎo tíng Lí zú Miáo zú Zì zhì xiàn	Baoting Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan
山亭区	Shān tíng Qū	Shanting, a district of Zaozhuang City 棗莊市\|枣庄市[Zao3 zhuang1 Shi4], Shandong
龙亭区	Lóng tíng Qū	Longting, a district of Kaifeng City 開封市\|开封市[Kai1 feng1 Shi4], Henan
乐亭县	Lào tíng Xiàn	Laoting, a county in Tangshan City 唐山市[Tang2 shan1 Shi4], Hebei
保亭县	Bǎo tíng xiàn	Baoting Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan
华亭市	Huá tíng Shì	Huating, a county-level city in Pingliang City 平涼市\|平凉市[Ping2 liang2 Shi4], Gansu
电话亭	diàn huà tíng	telephone booth
亭湖区	Tíng hú Qū	Tinghu, a district of Yancheng City 鹽城市\|盐城市[Yan2 cheng2 Shi4], Jiangsu
亭子	tíng zi	pavilion
山亭	Shān tíng	see 山亭區\|山亭区[Shan1 ting2 Qu1]
寒亭区	Hán tíng Qū	Hanting, a district of Weifang City 濰坊市\|潍坊市[Wei2 fang1 Shi4], Shandong
盐亭县	Yán tíng Xiàn	Yanting, a county in Mianyang City 綿陽市\|绵阳市[Mian2 yang2 Shi4], Sichuan
亭长	tíng zhǎng	ancient official title
亭台	tíng tái	pavilion
龙亭	Lóng tíng	see 龍亭區\|龙亭区[Long2 ting2 Qu1]
书亭	shū tíng	book kiosk
报亭	bào tíng	kiosk; newsstand
候车亭	hòu chē tíng	bus shelter
乐亭	Lào tíng	see 樂亭縣\|乐亭县[Lao4 ting2 Xian4]

These characters use 亭 as their sound component — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
亭 sound part	tíng	pavilion; erect
停	tíng	to suspend, to halt, to delay; suitable
婷	tíng	attractive, graceful, pretty
葶	tíng	yellow whitlow-grass; Draba nemerosa