Chinese symbol for “hall”
厅
tīng
Traditional: 廳
(reception) hall; living room; office; provincial government department
The closest CC-CEDICT match for hall is 厅 (tīng), defined as: (reception) hall; living room; office; provincial government department.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “hall”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大厅 (大廳) | dà tīng | hall; concourse; public lounge; (hotel) lobby |
| 堂 | táng | (main) hall; large room for a specific purpose |
| 厅堂 (廳堂) | tīng táng | hall |
| 殿堂 | diàn táng | palace; hall |
| 公堂 | gōng táng | law court; hall (in castle) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 厅.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 餐厅 (餐廳) | cān tīng | dining hall; dining room |
| 大厅 (大廳) | dà tīng | hall; concourse; public lounge; (hotel) lobby |
| 客厅 (客廳) | kè tīng | living room; sitting room; 间 (jiān) |
| 办公厅 (辦公廳) | bàn gōng tīng | general office |
| 厅长 (廳長) | tīng zhǎng | head of provincial PRC government department |
| 舞厅 (舞廳) | wǔ tīng | dance hall; ballroom |
See also: Japanese symbol for “hall”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.