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挺 - tǐng

to stand upright, straighten; rigid

to stand upright, straighten; rigid

How to read 挺

Click 挺 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyintǐng
Englishto stand upright, straighten; rigid
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

挺住 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 挺好. Please read 挺尸 one more time.

Common words with this character

to stand firm; to stand one's ground
very good
to lie stiff like a corpse; to sleep
tall and straight

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 挺 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 挺住 and 挺好 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 挺.