公平
HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 5
公平 (gōngpíng) · fair
公平 (gōngpíng) means “fair; just”. It is written with 2 characters: 公 (fair) + 平 (flat). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 公平 is built
The characters
公 gōng · fair
What 公 is made of
- 八bā — eight
- 厶sī — private
Origin hint: To divide 八 what is private 厶 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
平 píng · flat
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)
Example sentences
这样不公平。Zhèyàng bù gōngpíng.This isn't fair.
老师对我们很公平。Lǎoshī duì wǒmen hěn gōngpíng.The teacher is fair to us.
Questions about 公平
What does 公平 mean?
公平 (gōngpíng) means “fair; just”.
How do you pronounce 公平?
公平 is pronounced gōngpíng.
Which HSK level is 公平?
公平 is in HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 办公室bàngōngshìoffice
- 公共汽车gōnggòng qìchēbus
- 公交车gōngjiāochēbus
- 公斤gōngjīnkilogram
- 公里gōnglǐkilometer
- 公路gōnglùroad
- 公司gōngsīcompany
- 公园gōngyuánpark
- 高速公路gāosù gōnglùexpressway
- 公布gōngbùto announce
Learn 公平 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 37: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.