平静
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
平静 (píngjìng) · calm
平静 (píngjìng) means “calm; quiet; peaceful”. It is written with 2 characters: 平 (flat) + 静 (quiet). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 平静 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)
静 jìng · quiet
What 静 is made of
- 青qīng — nature's color
- 龶 — top part
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 二 — two strokes
- 争zhēng — to dispute
- ⺈ — top shape
- 彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: 青 gives the meaning, 争 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
湖面很平静。Húmiàn hěn píngjìng.The surface of the lake is calm.
听到这个消息，他很平静。Tīngdào zhè ge xiāoxi, tā hěn píngjìng.He stayed calm when he heard the news.
Questions about 平静
What does 平静 mean?
平静 (píngjìng) means “calm; quiet; peaceful”.
How do you pronounce 平静?
平静 is pronounced píngjìng.
Which HSK level is 平静?
平静 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
- 平方píngfāngsquare (meter etc.)
- 平均píngjūnaverage
Learn 平静 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 60: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.