píng

flat

surname Ping; level; equal; to tie (make the same score); to draw (score); calm; peaceful; abbr. for 平聲|平声[ping2 sheng1]

a picture of 平 → a leveling scale in perfect balance

The ancient form showed a balance or leveling tool, its arms spread equally on both sides. That image of perfect equilibrium gave rise to the ideas of flatness, equality, and calm.

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Words with 平

叶选平

yè xuǎn píng

Ye Xuanping (1924-2019), former Governor of Guangdong 廣東|广东[Guang3 dong1]

连平

lián píng

see 連平縣|连平县[Lian2 ping2 Xian4]

连平县

lián píng xiàn

Lianping, a county in Heyuan City 河源市[He2 yuan2 Shi4], Guangdong

遂平

suì píng

see 遂平縣|遂平县[Sui4 ping2 Xian4]

遂平县

suì píng xiàn

Suiping, a county in Zhumadian City 駐馬店市|驻马店市[Zhu4 ma3 dian4 Shi4], Henan

郎平

láng píng

Jenny Lang Ping (1960–), Chinese former volleyball player and coach

邓小平

dèng xiǎo píng

Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997), Chinese communist leader, de facto leader of PRC 1978-1990 and creator of "socialism with Chinese characteristics"

邓小平理论

dèng xiǎo píng lǐ lùn

the foundation of PRC economic development after the Cultural Revolution, building the capitalist economy within Chinese Communist Party control

金平

jīn píng

see 金平區|金平区[Jin1 ping2 Qu1]

金平区

jīn píng qū

Jinping, a district of Shantou City 汕頭市|汕头市[Shan4 tou2 Shi4], Guangdong

金平糖

jīn píng táng

a type of small, bumpy, colored, hard sugar candy (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 金平糖 "konpeitō")

金平县

jīn píng xiàn

see 金平苗族瑤族傣族自治縣|金平苗族瑶族傣族自治县[Jin1 ping2 Miao2 zu2 Yao2 zu2 Dai3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]

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