平
flat; level; smooth; to make even; to level; equal; on the same level; (bound form) fair; impartial; to tie; to draw; (bound form) average; ordinary; (bound form) calm; peaceful; (bound form) to quell; to suppress; to put down; (abbr. for 平聲|平声[ping2 sheng1]); (coll.) square meter (abbr. for 平方米[ping2 fang1 mi3])
5 strokes
Dict coverage rank #60 U+5E73
How 平 is formed
Pictograph (象形字)
A leveling scale
How to remember it
even · Heisig RSH #1160
— as a component also called: water lily
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 平 as their sound component
These characters all use 平 (píng) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 平 sound component | píng | flat, level, even; peaceful |
| 评 | píng | to appraise, to criticize, to evaluate |
| 坪 | píng | plain; level ground |
| 苹 | píng | apple; duckweed, Artemisia |
| 怦 | pēng | ardent, eager; impulsive, bold |
| 砰 | pēng | bang! the sound of crashing rock |
| 鲆 | píng | sole |
| 抨 | pēng | to impeach; to criticize |
| 泙 | píng | to roar |
Words containing 平
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 平山县 | Píng shān Xiàn | Pingshan, a county in Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市|石家庄市[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1 Shi4], Hebei |
| 平山区 | Píng shān Qū | Pingshan, a district of Benxi City 本溪市[Ben3 xi1 Shi4], Liaoning |
| 不平 | bù píng | uneven; injustice; unfairness; wrong; grievance; indignant; dissatisfied |
| 平人 | píng rén | ordinary person; common people |
| 金平县 | Jīn píng Xiàn | see 金平苗族瑤族傣族自治縣|金平苗族瑶族傣族自治县[Jin1 ping2 Miao2 zu2 Yao2 zu2 Dai3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4] |
| 平山 | Píng shān | see 平山縣|平山县[Ping2 shan1 Xian4]; see 平山區|平山区[Ping2 shan1 Qu1] |
| 气不平 | qì bù píng | angry at unfairness |
| 金平区 | Jīn píng Qū | Jinping, a district of Shantou City 汕頭市|汕头市[Shan4 tou2 Shi4], Guangdong |
| 水平 | shuǐ píng | horizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc) |
| 安平区 | Ān píng Qū | Anping, a district of Tainan 臺南市|台南市[Tai2 nan2 Shi4], Taiwan |
| 安平县 | Ān píng Xiàn | Anping, a county in Hengshui City 衡水市[Heng2 shui3 Shi4], Hebei |
| 平安区 | Píng ān Qū | Ping'an, a district of Haidong City 海東市|海东市[Hai3 dong1 Shi4], Qinghai |
| 平头 | píng tóu | closely cropped hair; crew cut; (of people) common; ordinary |
| 平地机 | píng dì jī | land grader; road grader |
| 平生 | píng shēng | all one's life |
| 生平 | shēng píng | life (a person's whole life); in one's entire life |
| 天平动 | tiān píng dòng | (astronomy) libration |
| 西平县 | Xī píng Xiàn | Xiping, a county in Zhumadian City 駐馬店市|驻马店市[Zhu4 ma3 dian4 Shi4], Henan |
| 平地 | píng dì | to level the land; level ground; plain |
| 高平市 | Gāo píng Shì | Gaoping, a county-level city in Jincheng City 晉城市|晋城市[Jin4 cheng2 Shi4], Shanxi; Cao Bang,… |