平凡
Old HSK 6
平凡 (píngfán) · ordinary
平凡 (píngfán) means “ordinary; common”. It is written with 2 characters: 平 (flat) + 凡 (any). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 平凡 is built
The characters
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)
凡 fán · any
What 凡 is made of
- 几jǐ — small table
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
- 丶 — dot
Example sentences
他是一个平凡的人。Tā shì yí gè píngfán de rén.He is an ordinary person.
她在平凡的工作中做出了成绩。Tā zài píngfán de gōngzuò zhōng zuòchū le chéngjì.She achieved a lot in an ordinary job.
Questions about 平凡
What does 平凡 mean?
平凡 (píngfán) means “ordinary; common”.
How do you pronounce 平凡?
平凡 is pronounced píngfán.
Which HSK level is 平凡?
平凡 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 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
Learn 平凡 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 138: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.