平

píng

p+íng·2nd tone

flat; level; smooth

Radical: 干 Strokes: 5 HSK 2

Structure: Single componentFrequency: Most common

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Character Decomposition

平=干+丷

Etymology

A leveling scale

Meanings

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 píng shēng)

(coll.) square meter (abbr. for 平方米 píng fāng mǐ)

píng

surname Ping

Píng

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Words with 平 1133 total

to bring to the same level · to even up · to flare out · to flatten out拉平lā píng joint name for the Han dynasty emperors Aidi (reigned 7-1 BC) and Pingdi (reigned 1 BC - 6 AD)哀平Aī Píng fair · impartial公平gōng píng peace · peaceful和平hé píng

Idioms with 平 99 total Chain

to be outraged by an injustice (done to sb else)抱不平bào bù píng where there is injustice, there will be an outcry · man will cry out against injustice不平则鸣bù píng zé míng fair argument · unbiased view持平之论chí píng zhī lùn (idiom) to aid sb suffering an injustice; to fight for justice打抱不平dǎ bào bù píng to pretend that everything is going well粉饰太平fěn shì tài píng