# 停 — Halt

Frequency rank 1028 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 吐 (Throw Up), less common than 露 (Expose).

- On’yomi: てい
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 人 Person (Kangxi 9)
- Frequency path: Level VIII of XX

A leader on the left stops at a restaurant on the right — the leader halts at a restaurant, commanding everyone to stop and take a break.

In words:

- 停車 ていしゃ — stopping (e.g. train)
- 停止 ていし — suspension,interruption,stoppage,ban
- 停電 ていでん — failure of electricity

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