挺 (tǐng)

quite; very; to stick out; to support

How 挺 is written

Strokes
9
Radical
扌 — hand
Traditional
挺
Simplified
挺 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 挺

丫挺 yātǐng
(Beijing dialect) bastard; damned
力挺 lìtǐng
to support; to back
堅挺 jiāntǐng
firm and upright; strong (of currency)
挺住 tǐngzhù
to stand firm; to stand one's ground (in the face of adversity or pain)
挺好 tǐnghǎo
very good
挺拔 tǐngbá
tall and straight
挺立 tǐnglì
to stand erect; to stand upright
挺身 tǐngshēn
to straighten one's back
挺身而出 tǐngshēnérchū
to step forward bravely
挺進 tǐngjìn
progress; to advance
昂首挺胸 ángshǒutǐngxiōng
head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits; in fine mettle (of animal)
硬挺 yìngtǐng
to endure with all one's will; to hold out; rigid

挺 in a sentence

這部電影其實挺好看的。

Zhè bù diànyǐng qíshí tǐng hǎokàn de.

“This movie is actually quite good.”

How common is 挺?

挺 is the 1,465th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 94.3% of all running text.

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