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The Radical: 平
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Hanzi-Trainer
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flat, level 平
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Used in these Kanji:
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苹
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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apple, (artemisia), duckweed
píng At top: plant 艹, below: flat, equal 平 (Here: see 平 as an image of an apple tree with big top and two apples)
This plant looks like an apple tree. |
艹
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平
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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equal, flat, level, calm
píng
Image of a balance
A balance is balancing until both sides are equal and flat.
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干
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乎
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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(particle expressing question or doubt, cf. 吗)
hū
This distorted variant of flat/even 平 (= image of a scales, here with a rounded 亅 bottom) shows the doubt of a question. |
丿
平
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评
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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criticism, to criticize, to judge, evaluate
píng Left: word 讠/言 (sound waves out of a mouth 口), right: flat, equal level 平 (image of a scales)
Words should be balanced if they contain criticism. |
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平
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呼
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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to breath out, to exhale, to shout, to cry
hū Left: mouth 口, right: particle for question 乎 (If the scales 平 with that roundness亅 at the bottom is still even, is the question 乎.)
The mouth with the question is breathing out or shouting. |
口
平
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秤
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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steelyard, beam balance, Roman balance
chèng Left: rice plant 禾, right: flat, equal 平 (image of a scales)
Rice plants are best to be weighted with a steelyard. |
禾
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萍
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JLPT no HSK |
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duckweed
píng Top: plant 艹, bottom: 泙 (water 氵, flat, equal 平)
The plant that is on the water drifting flatly is the: duckweed. |
艹
氵
平
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坪
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JLPT no HSK |
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a plain, unit of area equal to 3.3 square meters
píng Left: earth/ground 土, right: flat/plain 平
The ground has to be flat to measure one 'Píng'. |
土
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砰
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JLPT no HSK |
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sound of crashing, thunder (onomatopoeia) "Pēng!"
pēng Left: stone 石, right: flat, equal 平
When stones (hit each other) flatly, it causes a: crash. |
石
平
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抨
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JLPT no HSK |
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attack, impeach
pēng Left: hand 扌, right: flat, equal 平 (= image of a scales)
(When striking a clout/slap in the face) The hand is flat (open) at this attack. |
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平
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怦
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JLPT no HSK |
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impulsive
pēng Left: feelings 忄, right: flat, equal 平 (image of a scales)
The feeling that takes you out of being well-balanced is to be: impulsive. |
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平
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