平等
HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 5
平等 (píngděng) · equal
平等 (píngděng) means “equal; equality”. It is written with 2 characters: 平 (flat) + 等 (to wait). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 平等 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)
等 děng · to wait
What 等 is made of
- ⺮zhú — bamboo
- 寺sì — court
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 寸cùn — inch
- 土tǔ — earth
Origin hint: Bamboo strips ⺮ laid before a court 寺 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
男女平等。Nánnǚ píngděng.Men and women are equal.
人人都是平等的。Rénrén dōu shì píngděng de.Everyone is equal.
Questions about 平等
What does 平等 mean?
平等 (píngděng) means “equal; equality”.
How do you pronounce 平等?
平等 is pronounced píngděng.
Which HSK level is 平等?
平等 is in HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 公平gōngpíngfair
- 平安píng'ānsafe
- 平常píngchángusually
- 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
Learn 平等 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 30: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.