和平
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
和平 (hépíng) · peace
和平 (hépíng) means “peace; peaceful”. It is written with 2 characters: 和 (and) + 平 (flat). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 和平 is built
The characters
和 hé · and
What 和 is made of
- 禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 口 gives the meaning, 禾 gives the sound. (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
大家都希望世界和平。Dàjiā dōu xīwàng shìjiè hépíng.Everyone hopes for world peace.
他们和平地解决了问题。Tāmen hépíng de jiějué le wèntí.They solved the problem peacefully.
Questions about 和平
What does 和平 mean?
和平 (hépíng) means “peace; peaceful”.
How do you pronounce 和平?
和平 is pronounced hépíng.
Which HSK level is 和平?
和平 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 暖和nuǎnhuowarm
- 饱和bǎohésaturated
- 附和fùhèto echo
- 共和国gònghéguórepublic
- 和蔼hé'ǎikind
- 和解héjiěto reconcile
- 和睦hémùharmonious
- 和气héqifriendly
- 和谐héxiéharmonious
- 缓和huǎnhéto ease
Learn 和平 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 94: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.