廷

Glyph origin
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The phonetic is itself an ideogrammic compound, depicting a person standing on soil, and is also the ancient form of, signifying a place where people stand in assembly — a court.

Etymology
From, i.e. “where hearings take place”. Related to.

Definitions

 * 1)  palace courtyard; court of a feudal lord
 * 2)  government; governmental office

Kanji

 * 1) judicial or royal court
 * 2) imperial court
 * 3) government bureau or department

Hanja

 * 1) (조정 정) royal court, in the capital. See also: 朝廷.
 * 2) (마을 정) rural court, in the village.