评
to discuss; to comment; to criticize; to judge; to choose (by public appraisal)
7 strokes
Dict coverage rank #994 U+8BC4
How 评 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
讠 (semantic, “speech”) + 平 (phonetic, píng)
How to remember it
evaluate · Heisig RSH #1161
words + water lily
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 平
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 平 (píng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 平 sound component | píng | flat, level, even; peaceful |
| 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 评
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 评头品足 | píng tóu pǐn zú | to make idle remarks about a woman's appearance (idiom) |
| 美团点评 | Měi tuán Diǎn píng | Meituan-Dianping, China's largest service-focused e-commerce platform |
| 评头论足 | píng tóu lùn zú | lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a woman's appear… |
| 评论区 | píng lùn qū | comments section |
| 信用评级 | xìn yòng píng jí | credit rating |
| 评论家 | píng lùn jiā | critic; reviewer |
| 同行评议 | tóng háng píng yì | peer review |
| 影评人 | yǐng píng rén | film critic |
| 信用评等 | xìn yòng píng děng | credit rating |
| 评价分类 | píng jià fēn lèi | to assess and classify |
| 广受好评 | guǎng shòu hǎo píng | widely praised; well received |
| 评论员 | píng lùn yuán | commentator |
| 评分 | píng fēn | to grade; to mark (student's work); grade; score (of student's work) |
| 专家评论 | zhuān jiā píng lùn | expert commentary |
| 评事 | píng shì | to discuss and evaluate; to appraise |
| 风评 | fēng píng | reputation |
| 评理 | píng lǐ | to judge between right and wrong; to reason things out |
| 同行评审 | tóng háng píng shěn | peer review |
| 评语 | píng yǔ | comment; evaluation |
| 评议会 | píng yì huì | council |