汀

tīng

noun #13,025

Meanings

1 sandbar
2 shoal
3 sandbank

Characters

Examples

白鹭在江边的汀上栖息。

Báilù zài jiāngbiān de tīng shàng qīxī.

Egrets rest on the sandbar by the river.

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usage

A literary/classical word. Most commonly encountered in place names (e.g. 长汀 Chángtīng in Fujian) and classical poetry.

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汀 tīng