停

tíng

stop, suspend, delay; suitable

How to write 停, stroke by stroke

to stop; to halt; to park (a car)

Pictophonetic: semantic 亻 (person), phonetic 亭

Made of 亻 + 亭

停止tíng zhǐto stop; to halt; to cease
停下tíng xiàto stop
停下来tíng xià láito stop
不停bù tíngincessant
停车tíng chēto pull up (stop one's vehicle); to park; (of a machine) to stop working; to stall
停车场tíng chē chǎngparking lot; car park
暂停zàn tíngto suspend; time-out (e.g. in sports); stoppage; pause (media player)
停手tíng shǒuto stop (what one is doing)
停留tíng liúto stay somewhere temporarily; to stop over
停电tíng diànto have a power failure; power cut
停火tíng huǒto cease fire; ceasefire
停职tíng zhíto suspend (sb) from duties

他不停顿地说了十分钟。
tā bù tíng dùn dì shuō le shí fēn zhōng 。
He spoke for ten minutes without a pause.
停车场是免费的。
tíng chē chǎng shì miǎn fèi de 。
The parking lot is free of charge.
警察命令他们停手。
jǐng chá mìng lìng tā men tíng shǒu 。
The policeman commanded them to stop.
停止发牢骚吧。
tíng zhǐ fā láo sāo ba 。
Stop grumbling.
刹车的功能是使车停下。
shā chē de gōng néng shì shǐ chē tíng xià 。
The function of the brake is to stop the car.