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Chinese symbol for “flat”

平
píng
flat; level; smooth; to make even; to level; equal; on the same level; (bound form) fair; impartial

The closest CC-CEDICT match for flat is 平 (píng), defined as: 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.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

平 píng
flat, level, even; peaceful
radical 51 ⼲ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “flat”

WordPinyinMeaning
坦tǎnflat; open-hearted
扁biǎnflat; (coll.) to beat (sb) up
平淡píng dànflat; dull
扁平biǎn píngflat; planar
平面píng miàn(geometry) plane; flat surface

Related words

Other words that share a character with 平.

WordPinyinMeaning
平台 (平臺)píng táiplatform; terrace
和平hé píngpeace; peaceful
水平shuǐ pínghorizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
平均píng jūnaverage; on average; evenly; in equal proportions
公平gōng píngfair; impartial
平等píng děngequal; equality

See also: Japanese symbol for “flat”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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