平
平 (píng) means “flat”. It is made of 干 + 丷 and has 5 strokes, and is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
Break 平 into its parts
What 平 is made of
- 干 gàn — dry (gān)
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丷 ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: A leveling scale (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
平 stroke order
Example sentences
这条路很平。Zhè tiáo lù hěn píng.This road is very flat.
桌子放平了吗？Zhuōzi fàng píng le ma?Is the table level?
Words with 平
- 公平gōngpíngfair
- 平安píng'ānsafe
- 平常píngchángusually
- 平等píngděngequal
- 平时píngshíusually
- 水平shuǐpínglevel
- 一路平安yīlù píng'ānhave a safe trip
- 和平hépíngpeace
- 平方píngfāngsquare (meter etc.)
- 平静píngjìngcalm
- 平均píngjūnaverage
- 平稳píngwěnsmooth
- 平衡pínghéngbalance
- 平凡píngfánordinary
- 平面píngmiànplane
- 平坦píngtǎnflat
- 平行píngxíngparallel
- 平庸píngyōngmediocre
- 平原píngyuánplain
Also built with 干
Quick facts
| Pinyin | píng |
|---|---|
| Meaning | flat; level; even |
| Strokes | 5 |
| Radical | 广 (dotted cliff, #53) |
| Pattern | Overlapping |
| HSK | HSK 2 (2021) · Old HSK 5 |
Questions about 平
What does 平 mean?
平 (píng) means “flat; level; even”.
How many strokes does 平 have?
平 has 5 strokes.
What is the radical of 平?
The radical of 平 is 广 (guǎng, “dotted cliff”), Kangxi radical number 53.
What parts make up 平?
平 is made of 干 (dry (gān)) and 丷 (kwukyel).
Which HSK level is 平?
平 is in HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Learn 平 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 27: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.