Zi Collection, Middle Volume
Radical: Person (rén)
Stop; Kangxi Stroke Count: 11; Page: Page 110, Entry 32
Pronounced ting (falling tone) — Tangyun
Pronounced ting (falling tone) — Jiyun, Yunhui, Zhengyun
Meaning: to stop while in motion.
"Stop" means to be settled. Fixed in its place. — Shiming
The eight trigrams cycle and reset, the six lines change in sequence, going around and around, moving up and down without stopping. — Wang Bi's Commentary on the Book of Changes (Yizhuan)
Plants suddenly flourish, then suddenly stop growing. — Guanyinzi, Chapter Eight Plans
"Tingting" refers to the slow, unthriving growth of plants.
Also pronounced tang (rising tone) — Ye
Traveled from the mourning period to Luoyang, but hurried back without stopping. Took a detour through Mengjin Pass, entering and exiting through mountain ravines. — Han Yu, "Poem Presenting Zhang Ji" (Zeng Zhangji Shi)
Originally written as "亭", later people also wrote it as "停". — Fujianbian