平方
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
平方 (píngfāng) · square (meter etc.)
平方 (píngfāng) means “square (meter etc.); square of a number”. It is written with 2 characters: 平 (flat) + 方 (square). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 平方 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)
方 fāng · square
What 方 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Example sentences
这个房间有二十平方米。Zhè ge fángjiān yǒu èrshí píngfāngmǐ.This room is twenty square meters.
你家有多少平方米？Nǐ jiā yǒu duōshao píngfāngmǐ?How many square meters is your home?
Questions about 平方
What does 平方 mean?
平方 (píngfāng) means “square (meter etc.); square of a number”.
How do you pronounce 平方?
平方 is pronounced píngfāng.
Which HSK level is 平方?
平方 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
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
- 平静píngjìngcalm
- 平均píngjūnaverage
Learn 平方 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 59: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.