Read Edit View history 平 píngPíng HSK2 flat Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts using a staff (丂) for striking. Based on the original meaning "to strike", now written as 抨. The meaning later shifted to "level", "even", and "flat". Pinyin Separate values with commas píng × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts the moving motion of striking. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 平 Simp strokes 平 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts a staff. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 平 Simp strokes 平 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 平 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 338, 761 ], [ 399, 753 ], [ 544, 780 ], [ 635, 805 ], [ 667, 809 ], [ 695, 802 ] ], [ [ 271, 640 ], [ 347, 565 ], [ 363, 525 ] ], [ [ 690, 702 ], [ 710, 683 ], [ 719, 664 ], [ 598, 531 ] ], [ [ 123, 382 ], [ 178, 372 ], [ 403, 409 ], [ 823, 450 ], [ 867, 448 ], [ 931, 429 ] ], [ [ 465, 727 ], [ 505, 709 ], [ 511, 702 ], [ 513, 675 ], [ 503, -40 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 510 748 Q 694 790 699 793 Q 708 802 703 811 Q 696 824 664 832 Q 637 838 533 805 Q 437 781 347 772 Q 307 765 335 747 Q 378 720 441 735 Q 445 736 452 736 L 510 748 Z", "M 284 593 Q 309 560 336 521 Q 346 505 362 503 Q 372 502 381 513 Q 388 526 386 558 Q 385 580 355 604 Q 283 650 268 647 Q 262 644 261 631 Q 262 619 284 593 Z", "M 672 657 Q 657 627 590 535 Q 580 517 598 522 Q 632 544 720 613 Q 738 631 763 643 Q 785 656 772 673 Q 757 691 728 704 Q 703 717 689 713 Q 676 710 681 696 Q 685 677 672 657 Z", "M 536 402 Q 638 414 915 413 Q 937 413 943 422 Q 950 435 931 452 Q 862 501 797 482 Q 694 464 536 440 L 482 434 Q 316 415 127 393 Q 102 392 120 371 Q 153 338 199 347 Q 376 395 464 395 Q 471 396 481 396 L 536 402 Z", "M 480 -7 Q 486 -35 493 -45 Q 499 -52 507 -50 Q 523 -41 530 24 Q 540 118 538 212 Q 535 263 536 402 L 536 440 Q 539 642 551 702 Q 555 721 539 731 Q 523 741 510 748 C 484 763 438 762 452 736 Q 453 735 455 733 Q 482 678 483 643 Q 484 552 482 434 L 481 396 Q 475 42 480 -7 Z" ] } 5 strokes 平 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 332, 759 ], [ 700, 806 ] ], [ [ 268, 642 ], [ 346, 567 ], [ 371, 508 ] ], [ [ 688, 702 ], [ 720, 650 ], [ 594, 528 ] ], [ [ 117, 386 ], [ 188, 373 ], [ 824, 450 ], [ 940, 433 ] ], [ [ 457, 743 ], [ 509, 706 ], [ 501, -46 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M510,748C633,774 696,791 699,793C705,799 706,806 703,811C698,821 684,827 664,832C645,837 603,825 533,805C469,787 406,780 347,772C320,769 314,759 335,747C373,724 406,727 452,736C491,744 491,744 510,748Z", "M284,593C301,572 318,548 336,521C343,511 351,505 362,503C368,503 375,506 381,513C386,522 387,537 386,558C385,573 376,590 355,604C308,637 277,650 268,647C263,646 261,640 261,631C261,623 269,611 284,593Z", "M672,657C661,638 633,598 590,535C582,524 586,517 598,522C622,535 662,566 720,613C733,624 746,635 763,643C778,651 780,662 772,673C762,686 747,695 728,704C711,713 698,716 689,713C680,711 678,706 681,696C684,684 679,671 672,657Z", "M536,402C604,410 730,414 915,413C929,413 939,416 943,422C948,431 944,442 931,452C885,486 841,492 797,482C728,467 641,452 536,440C500,436 500,436 482,434C371,422 253,407 127,393C110,392 107,385 120,371C141,349 168,340 199,347C317,378 370,384 481,396C518,400 518,400 536,402Z", "M480,-7C482,-24 487,-38 493,-45C495,-49 502,-52 507,-50C518,-44 525,-19 530,24C539,117 536,214 536,402C536,427 536,427 536,440C536,540 538,573 538,633C539,729 569,709 510,748C493,758 438,750 452,736C493,701 484,527 482,434C481,409 481,409 481,396C474,160 475,27 480,-7Z" ] } 5 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.