WHOLE CHARACTER
庭
a courtyard; the front yard; family; household; a court of law
庭 frames 廷 (the exact sound tíng) under the shelter side: 家庭 'family', 庭院 'courtyard', 法庭 'court'.
ZDIC: 形声，从广、廷声 — the shelter-side frame around 廷 as the sound side.
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庭
a courtyard; the front yard; family; household; a court of law
庭 frames 廷 (the exact sound tíng) under the shelter side: 家庭 'family', 庭院 'courtyard', 法庭 'court'.
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WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
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ZDIC: 形声，从广、廷声 — the shelter-side frame around 廷 as the sound side.
OUTER FRAME: THE SHELTER SIDE — A COURTYARD LIES BESIDE OR BEFORE A BUILDING
广
wide; broad
As a left radical it is a bound shelter-side form; the standalone modern meaning is separate.
In 庭: outer frame: the shelter side — a courtyard lies beside or before a building Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
INNER: THE SOUND SIDE 廷 (TÍNG)
廷
the court (of a ruler)
The sound side named by ZDIC for 庭 and 挺; the whole syllable matches in 庭, and 挺 keeps the initial and final with a tone change.
In 庭: inner: the sound side 廷 (tíng) The whole syllable tíng matches exactly.
Tone 2
- a courtyard; the front yard
- family; household
- a court of law
- 家庭a family
- 庭院a courtyard
- 法庭a courtroom; a court
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