平 píng flat; level; smooth

Sounds same

瓶 píng (bottle)

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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

凤 fèng phoenix

Made up of [几 jǐ how many; small table; some radical 16]

Origin

Simplified form of bird in an enclosure, similar to homophone 'feng : wind'
Full information for 凤

Proverb

前车之鉴

Qián chē zhī jiàn [qian che zhi jian]

preceding vehicle's reflect

Study the progress preceding carriage. A carriage that overturned ahead can be a lesson for those to follow.

Take account of what has gone before

Look before you leap

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