Chinese symbol for “quell”
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 quell 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.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “quell”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 镇压 (鎮壓) | zhèn yā | suppression; repression |
| 平息 | píng xī | (of wind etc) to subside; to die down; to quell; to smooth over (a dispute etc) |
| 弹压 (彈壓) | tán yā | to suppress; to quell (a disturbance) |
Related words
Other words that share a character 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “quell”.
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.