How to write 廳

廳 tīng 名 1. A large room used for gatherings or to entertain guests: 廳堂 (hall); 客廳 (living room). A large room used for gatherings or to entertain guests. 2. Office department of a government agency: 辦公廳 (office); 教育廳 (education department). Office department of a government agency. 3. Central space in a residence leading to various rooms: 大廳 (main hall); 廳房 (hall room). Central space in a residence leading to various rooms. 4. A primary government department. A primary government department. 5. In the Qing dynasty, a local grassroots administrative organization set up under the prefecture, similar to a county. Its head was typically a 同知 (administrative officer) or 通判 (circuit judge). There were distinctions between 實直廳 (Directly Governing Hall) and 散廳 (Scattered Hall). A local grassroots administrative organization in the Qing dynasty. 6. The governing body set up by the cabinet and various ministries in the late Qing dynasty to manage political affairs. The governing body for political affairs in late Qing. 7. Since the Republic of China, provincial governments have established departments including 民政廳 (Civil Affairs Department), 財政廳 (Finance Department), 教育廳 (Education Department), etc. Departments established by provincial governments since the Republic of China. 8. The office of modern political and party administrative organs. The office of modern political and party administrative organs. 9. A building designed to accommodate a large number of people for business purposes: 歌廳 (karaoke hall), 理髮廳 (barber shop), 咖啡廳 (café), 舞廳 (dance hall). A public house designed to accommodate a large number of people for business.