Chinese symbol for “placid”
平和
píng hé
gentle; mild; moderate; placid
The closest CC-CEDICT match for placid is 平和 (píng hé), defined as: gentle; mild; moderate; placid.
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
Other Chinese words for “placid”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 澹 | dàn | tranquil; placid |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 平和.
| 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 |
| 共和国 (共和國) | gòng hé guó | republic |
| 和谐 (和諧) | hé xié | harmonious; harmony |
See also: Japanese symbol for “placid”.
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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