halt, stopping
停 centers on bringing movement to a stop: halting, pausing, or ceasing motion. The idea applies to vehicles, people, or activities that come to rest.
停 combines 亻 (person) with 亭, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of stopping or pausing. The exact historical development of 亭 is uncertain, but the compound suggests a person coming to a halt.
A person 亻 beside 亭, which looks like a shelter or pavilion. Imagine a traveler stopping at a roadside pavilion to rest: 停 means to halt.
For テイ, picture a person stopping to take a tea break at the pavilion: tea -> テイ, and the halt is for a refreshing cup.
stoppage; coming to a stop; halt; standstill
power outage; power failure; power cut; blackout
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
bus stop
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation; falling into arrears
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
armistice; ceasefire
stop (on a train's route)
suspension from office
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
stop (bus, tram, etc.); station; stopping place
suspension from school
stopping place (incl. stations, rail yards, junctions, etc.)
stop; halt
(coming to a) sudden stop
stopping a ship; detention; quarantine
account suspension
account suspension
tabulation stop
bus stop