平 píng flat; level; smooth

Used as component 平 in :苹 píng

Note

A picture of scales in balance - hence level
Number of strokes: 5

Sounds same

瓶 píng (bottle) 苹 píng (apple)

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Pronunciation

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Cities

平顶山 Pingdingshan, Henan
四平 Siping, Jilin
南平 Nanping, Fujian

People

邓小平 Deng Xiaoping
习近平 Xi Jinping

Proverbs

男女平等 nán nǔ píng děng Treating men and women the same

Proverb

镜花水月

Jìng huā shuǐ yuè [jing hua shui yue]

mirror flower water moon

Flowers in a mirror and the moon in water

Beautiful but unattainable dreams. Unrealistic ambitions

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