平 — Chinese character
平
píng
flat, level, even; peaceful
- Pinyin
- píng
- Radical
- 51 ⼲ (Dry)
- Strokes
- 5
- Components
- 干 丷
- Formation
- pictographic — A leveling scale
- Japanese
- 平 as a kanji
Common words with 平
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 平台 (平臺) | píng tái | platform; terrace |
| 和平 | hé píng | peace; peaceful |
| 水平 | shuǐ píng | horizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc) |
| 平均 | píng jūn | average; on average; evenly; in equal proportions |
| 公平 | gōng píng | fair; impartial |
| 平等 | píng děng | equal; equality |
| 平衡 | píng héng | balance; equilibrium |
| 平民 | píng mín | ordinary people; commoner (contrasted with the privileged); civilian (contrasted with the military) |
| 平时 (平時) | píng shí | ordinarily; in normal times |
| 平安 | píng ān | safe and sound; well |
| 平方千米 | píng fāng qiān mǐ | square kilometer |
| 平静 (平靜) | píng jìng | calm; tranquil; serene |
English words written with 平
平 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · Analects 3 · Art of War 2 · I Ching 2 · Mencius 19 · Zhuangzi 25 · Great Learning 2 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 35
- Analects 5.16
- Analects 9.18
- Analects 14.13
- Art of War 9.9
- Hexagram 11
- Hexagram 29
- Mencius 1B.16
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