懂中文 Dong Chinese

庭

tíng

main hall, courtyard

Phonosemantic compound. 广 represents the meaning and 廷 represents the sound.

Components
广 meaning component

广  Meaning component

yǎn, guǎng

  

roof

廷 sound,meaning component

廷  Sound Meaning component

tíng

  

palace courtyard

Evolution

庭 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
庭 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

庭  

tíng

courtyard; spacious hall or yard; main hall; front courtyard; law court

Most common words with 庭
Freq.
Word
Meaning

家庭

family

法庭

court of law

庭

main hall

出庭

to appear in court

开庭

to begin a (judicial) court session