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See also: 乎
平 U+5E73, 平
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5E73
← 干
[U+5E72] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 年 →
[U+5E74]

Translingual

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Stroke order
5 strokes
Stroke order

Han character

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平 (Kangxi radical 51, 干+2, 5 strokes, cangjie input 一火十 (MFJ), four-corner 10409, composition ⿻干丷(GHTJV) or ⿻干八(K))

Derived characters

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Further reading

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 339, character 3
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 9167
  • Dae Jaweon: page 646, character 3
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 407, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+5E73

Chinese

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simp. and trad.
 平
alternative forms 𠀒
𠀭
𤔁

Glyph origin

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Historical forms of the character 平
Western Zhou Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Bronze inscriptions Small seal script Transcribed ancient scripts
Characters in the same phonetic series (平) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
平 *ben, *beŋ
怦 *pʰreːŋ
砰 *pʰreːŋ
抨 *pʰreːŋ
閛 *pʰreːŋ
伻 *pʰreːŋ
評 *beŋ, *beŋs
坪 *beŋ
苹 *beŋ
枰 *beŋ, *beŋs
泙 *beŋ
蚲 *beŋ
胓 *beŋ
匉 *pʰreːŋ
萍 *beːŋ

Uncertain. Various explanations include:

Etymology

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(p/b)ljaŋ (“plank; palm; flat surface; wing”), whence Jingpho phun-pyen (phun⁵⁵ pjen³³, “plank”) and Burmese ပြန့် (pran., “flat and even”) (STEDT).

Pronunciation 1

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Note: peng4 - only in the sense "cheap".
Note: poeng4 - only in the sense "cheap".
Note: piang3 - only in the sense "cheap".
Note: biâng - colloquial.
Note:
  • bàng - colloquial;
  • bìng - literary.
Note:
  • ba2/baⁿ2 - vernacular;
  • bia2/biaⁿ2 - vernacular (平聲);
  • bing2 - literary.
Note: pîⁿ/pêⁿ, piâⁿ - vernacular, pêng - literary.
Note:
  • bên5 - vernacular;
  • pêng5 - literary.
    • (Leizhou)
      • Leizhou Pinyin: be5 / ping5
      • Sinological IPA: /pɛ²²/, /pʰiŋ²²/
Note:
  • be5 - vernacular;
  • ping5 - literary.
  • Dialectal data
Variety Location 平
Mandarin Beijing /pʰiŋ³⁵/
Harbin /pʰiŋ²⁴/
Tianjin /pʰiŋ⁴⁵/
Jinan /pʰiŋ⁴²/
Qingdao /pʰiŋ⁴²/
Zhengzhou /pʰiŋ⁴²/
Xi'an /pʰiŋ²⁴/
Xining /pʰiə̃²⁴/
Yinchuan /pʰiŋ⁵³/
Lanzhou /pʰĩn⁵³/
Ürümqi /pʰiŋ⁵¹/
Wuhan /pʰin²¹³/
Chengdu /pʰin³¹/
Guiyang /pʰin²¹/
Kunming /pʰĩ⁴⁴/
Nanjing /pʰin²⁴/
Hefei /pʰin⁵⁵/
Jin Taiyuan /pʰiəŋ¹¹/
Pingyao /pʰiŋ¹³/
Hohhot /pʰĩŋ³¹/
Wu Shanghai /biŋ²³/
Suzhou /bin¹³/
Hangzhou /bin²¹³/
Wenzhou /beŋ³¹/
Hui Shexian /pʰiʌ̃⁴⁴/
Tunxi /pʰɛ⁴⁴/
Xiang Changsha /pin¹³/
Xiangtan /bin¹²/
Gan Nanchang /pʰiɑŋ²⁴/
/pʰin²⁴/ ～時
Hakka Meixian /pʰin¹¹/ 和～
/pʰiaŋ¹¹/ 唔～
Taoyuan /pʰiɑŋ¹¹/
Cantonese Guangzhou /pʰeŋ²¹/
Nanning /pʰeŋ²¹/
Hong Kong /pʰiŋ²¹/
Min Xiamen (Hokkien) /piŋ³⁵/
/pĩ³⁵/ ～～路
Fuzhou (Eastern Min) /piŋ⁵³/
Jian'ou (Northern Min) /peiŋ²¹/ 太～
/piaŋ³³/ ～均
Shantou (Teochew) /pʰeŋ⁵⁵/
/pẽ⁵⁵/
Haikou (Hainanese) /feŋ³¹/
/ʔbɛ³¹/
Rime
Character 平
Reading # 2/2
Initial (聲) 並 (3)
Final (韻) 庚 (111)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) III
Fanqie 符兵切
Baxter bjaeng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/bˠiæŋ/
Pan
Wuyun 		/bᵚiaŋ/
Shao
Rongfen 		/biaŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/biajŋ/
Li
Rong 		/biɐŋ/
Wang
Li 		/bĭɐŋ/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/bʱi̯ɐŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		píng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		ping4
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 平 平
Reading # 2/3 3/3
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		píng píng
Middle
Chinese 		‹ bjæng › ‹ bjæng ›
Old
Chinese 		/*breŋ/ /*m-breŋ/
English even (adj.) make even

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 平
Reading # 2/2
No. 9818
Phonetic
component 		平
Rime
group 		耕
Rime
subdivision 		0
Corresponding
MC rime 		平
Old
Chinese 		/*beŋ/

Definitions

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平

  1. level; even; flat
    平放  ―  píng fàng  ―  to put horizontally
    平原  ―  píngyuán  ―  plain
    馬路很平。／马路很平。  ―  Mǎlù hěn píng.  ―  The road is very flat.
  2. equal; fair
    平分  ―  píngfēn  ―  to divide evenly
    持平  ―  chípíng  ―  impartial
    Synonym: 均 (jūn)
  3. equal
    平輩／平辈  ―  píngbèi  ―  same generation
    平起平坐  ―  píngqǐpíngzuò  ―  to be on an equal footing
    平了世界紀錄／平了世界纪录  ―  píng le shìjiè jìlù  ―  equalled a world record
    雙方打成五平。／双方打成五平。  ―  Shuāngfāng dǎ chéng wǔ píng.  ―  They reached 5-5.
  4. to level; to make level
  5. calm; peaceful
    Synonyms: 穩／稳 (wěn), 靜／静 (jìng)
    太平  ―  tàipíng  ―  peaceful and tranquil
    風平浪靜／风平浪静  ―  fēngpínglàngjìng  ―  to have no waves
    心平氣和／心平气和  ―  xīnpíngqìhé  ―  even-tempered and good-humoured
  6. to calm down; to make peaceful; to quiet down
    平民憤／平民愤  ―  píng mínfèn  ―  to assuage popular indignation
    你先平平氣！／你先平平气！  ―  Nǐ xiān píng píng qì!  ―  Just calm down a bit first!
  7. to pacify
    平叛  ―  píngpàn  ―  to suppress a rebellion
  8. ordinary; common; mediocre; average
    Synonyms: 常 (cháng), 庸
    Antonyms: 奇, 特 (tè)
    平日  ―  píngrì  ―  normal days
    平凡  ―  píngfán  ―  ordinary
    平民  ―  píngmín  ―  civilian
  9. (Chinese phonetics) level tone (one of the four tones in Middle Chinese)
    平上去入  ―  píngshǎngqùrù  ―  the four tones of Middle Chinese: level, rising, departing and checked
    陽平／阳平  ―  yángpíng  ―  light level tone
  10. (Cantonese, Hakka, Northern Min) cheap; inexpensive
    Antonym: 貴／贵
    平機票／平机票 [Cantonese]  ―  peng4 gei1 piu3 [Jyutping]  ―  cheap air tickets
    平啲得唔得呀？ [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
    peng4 di1 dak1 m4 dak1 aa3? [Jyutping]
    Can it be cheaper?
    不如平平地賣畀我啦。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    不如平平地卖畀我啦。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    bat1 jyu4 peng4 peng4-2 dei6-2 maai6 bei2 ngo5 laa1. [Jyutping]
    What about selling it to me at a lower price?
  11. (Southern Min, Hakka) the same
    伊佮我平懸。 [Teochew, trad.]
    伊佮我平悬。 [Teochew, simp.]
    i1 gah4 ua2 bên5 guin5. [Peng'im]
    He is as tall as me.
  12. (historical) Short for 北平 (Běipíng).
    平津戰役／平津战役  ―  Píng Jīn zhànyì  ―  Pingjin campaign
  13. Short for 平方米 (píngfāngmǐ, “square metre”). Used with numbers without classifiers.
  14. A surname, number 95 of the Baijiaxing
Synonyms
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Dialectal synonyms of 便宜 (“cheap”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 便宜, 低廉, 低賤
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 便宜, 賤
Taiwan 便宜
Harbin 便宜, 賤
Malaysia 便宜
Singapore 便宜
Jilu Mandarin Jinan 便宜, 賤
Jiaoliao Mandarin Yantai (Muping) 便宜, 賤
Central Plains Mandarin Luoyang 便宜, 賤
Wanrong 便宜, 賤
Xi'an 便宜, 賤
Xining 便宜
Xuzhou 便宜, 賤
Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 便宜
Lanzhou 便宜
Ürümqi 便宜
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 相因, 便宜
Wuhan 便宜, 相因
Guiyang 相因
Liuzhou 便宜
Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 便宜
Yangzhou 便宜, 划廉
Nantong 便宜
Hefei 巧, 便宜
Cantonese Guangzhou 平
Hong Kong 平
Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) 平
Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) 平
Hong Kong (Ting Kok) 平
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) 平
Macau 平
Guangzhou (Panyu) 平
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) 平
Guangzhou (Conghua) 平
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 平
Foshan 平
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 平
Foshan (Shunde) 平
Foshan (Sanshui) 平
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 便宜, 平
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 平
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) 平
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) 平
Zhuhai (Doumen) 平
Jiangmen (Baisha) 平
Jiangmen (Xinhui) 平
Taishan 平
Kaiping (Chikan) 平
Enping (Niujiang) 平
Heshan (Yayao) 平
Dongguan 平
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) 平
Qingyuan 平
Fogang 平
Yingde (Hanguang) 平
Yangshan 平, 便宜
Lianshan (Butian) 平
Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) 平宜
Shaoguan 平
Shaoguan (Qujiang) 平
Renhua 平, 抵得
Lechang 平
Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) 平
Sihui 平
Guangning 平枯
Deqing 平
Huaiji 平
Fengkai (Nanfeng) 平
Yunfu 平
Xinxing 平
Luoding 平
Yunan (Pingtai) 平
Yangjiang 平, 平宜
Nanning 平
Yulin 平
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 平
Singapore (Guangfu) 平
Gan Nanchang 便宜
Lichuan 便宜
Pingxiang 便宜
Hakka Meixian 便宜, 平
Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) 便宜, 平
Dongguan (Qingxi) 平
Boluo (Bendihua) 平, 便宜
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) 平
Zhongshan (Wuguishan) 平
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 平
Wuhua (Shuizhai) 便宜
Wuhua (Huacheng) 便宜, 平
Wuhua (Changbu) 平
Wuhua (Mianyang) 便宜
Heyuan (Bendihua) 平, 便宜
Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua) 平, 便宜
Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua) 便宜
Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua) 平, 便宜
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) 便宜
Jiexi 便宜
Yudu 便宜
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 便宜
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 便宜
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 便宜
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 便宜
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 便宜
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 便宜
Hong Kong 平
Sabah (Longchuan) 便宜
Senai (Huiyang) 便宜
Singkawang 便宜
Huizhou Jixi 便宜
Jin Taiyuan 便宜, 賤
Xinzhou 便宜, 賤
Northern Min Jian'ou 便宜
Nanping (Xiayang, Yanping) 便宜
Songxi 便宜
Zhenghe 便宜
Shunchang (Yangdun) 平
Jianyang 平
Wuyishan 平
Pucheng (Shibei) 便宜
Eastern Min Fuzhou 便宜, 賤
Matsu 便宜
Southern Min Xiamen 俗, 便宜
Quanzhou 俗, 便宜
Zhangzhou 俗, 便宜
Taipei 俗
New Taipei (Sanxia) 俗
Kaohsiung 俗
Yilan 俗, 便宜
Changhua (Lukang) 俗
Taichung 俗
Taichung (Wuqi) 俗
Tainan 俗
Taitung 俗
Hsinchu 俗
Kinmen 俗
Penghu (Magong) 俗, 便宜
Penang (Hokkien) 便宜
Singapore (Hokkien) 偏
Manila (Hokkien) 俗
Chaozhou 便
Shantou 便
Jieyang 便
Johor Bahru (Teochew) 便
Singapore (Teochew) 便
Wenchang 便宜
Haikou 便宜
Qionghai 便宜
Singapore (Hainanese) 便宜
Puxian Min Putian 相因
Xianyou 相因
Zhongshan Min Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) 平
Zhongshan (Sanxiang) 平
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 平
Wu Shanghai 便宜, 𠼢
Shanghai (Chongming) 便宜, 𠼢
Suzhou 便宜, 𠼢
Danyang 便宜, 賤
Hangzhou 便宜, 𠼢
Ningbo 便宜, 𠼢
Wenzhou 鬆, 便宜
Jinhua 便宜, 賤
Xiang Changsha 便宜
Loudi 便宜
Shuangfeng 便宜, 賤
See also
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The tones (of Chinese) in Mandarin · 聲調／声调 (shēngdiào) (layout · text)
平仄 (píngzè) 平 (píng)
平聲／平声 (píngshēng) 		仄 (zè)
仄聲／仄声 (zèshēng)
平上去入 (píngshǎngqùrù)
四聲／四声 (sìshēng) 		平 (píng)
平聲／平声 (píngshēng) 		上 (shǎng)
上聲／上声 (shǎngshēng) 		去 (qù)
去聲／去声 (qùshēng) 		入 (rù)
入聲／入声 (rùshēng)
標調方法／标调方法 (biāodiào fāngfǎ)
標調法／标调法 		四角標調法／四角标调法 ꜀◌ ꜂◌ ◌꜄ ◌꜆
[Term?] ◌〪 ◌〫 ◌〬 ◌〭
傍點／傍点 ∅ ◌〮 ◌〯 ∅
四聲八調／四声八调 陰平／阴平 (yīnpíng) 陽平／阳平 (yángpíng) 陰上／阴上 (yīnshǎng) 陽上／阳上 (yángshǎng) 陰去／阴去 (yīnqù) 陽去／阳去 (yángqù) 陰入／阴入 (yīnrù) 陽入／阳入 (yángrù)
陰／阴 (yīn) 陽／阳 (yáng)
標調方法／标调方法 (biāodiào fāngfǎ)
標調法／标调法 		四角標調法／四角标调法 ꜀◌ ꜁◌ ꜂◌ ꜃◌ ◌꜄ ◌꜅ ◌꜆ ◌꜇
The tones (of Standard Mandarin) in Mandarin · 聲調／声调 (shēngdiào) (layout · text)
四聲／四声 (sìshēng) 陰平／阴平 (yīnpíng)
一聲／一声 		陽平／阳平 (yángpíng)
二聲／二声 (èrshēng) 		上聲／上声 (shǎngshēng)
三聲／三声 (sānshēng) 		去聲／去声 (qùshēng)
四聲／四声 (sìshēng) 		輕聲／轻声 (qīngshēng)

Compounds

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (平):
  • → Japanese: 平(へい) (hei)
  • → Korean: 평(平) (pyeong)
  • → Vietnamese: bình (平)

Others:

Pronunciation 2

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Rime
Character 平
Reading # 1/2
Initial (聲) 並 (3)
Final (韻) 仙 (77)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) III
Fanqie 房連切
Baxter bjien
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/biᴇn/
Pan
Wuyun 		/biɛn/
Shao
Rongfen 		/bjæn/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/bian/
Li
Rong 		/biɛn/
Wang
Li 		/bĭɛn/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/bʱi̯ɛn/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		pián
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		pin4
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 平
Reading # 1/3
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		pián
Middle
Chinese 		‹ bjien ›
Old
Chinese 		/*[b]en/
English distinguish; punctiious

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 平
Reading # 1/2
No. 9812
Phonetic
component 		平
Rime
group 		元
Rime
subdivision 		2
Corresponding
MC rime 		便
Old
Chinese 		/*ben/

Definitions

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平

  1. Alternative form of 辨

Pronunciation 3

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Definitions

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平

  1. (obsolete) to control prices

Pronunciation 4

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For pronunciation and definitions of 平 – see 抨 (“to shoot with a catapult; to pat; to beat; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of 抨).

References

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Japanese

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Shinjitai 平
Kyūjitai
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平󠄁
平+&#xE0101;?
(Adobe-Japan1)
平󠄃
平+&#xE0103;?
(Hanyo-Denshi)
(Moji_Joho)
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Kanji

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平

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)

Readings

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From Middle Chinese 平 (MC bjaeng):

From Middle Chinese 平 (MC bjien), as an alternative form for 弁:

From native Japanese roots:

Compounds

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
平
ひら
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

⟨pi1ra⟩ → /pʲira/ → /ɸira/ → /hira/

From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *pira.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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平(ひら) • (hira) 

  1. something flat; flattened
  2. something ordinary, common, mediocre
  3. a person of low-ranking status
    1. a freshman
    2. a novice
    3. a private
  4. the top ridge of a roof parallel to the side of a building (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
  5. Short for 平織 (hiraori, “plain weave”).
  6. in bookbinding, the flat part of a cover (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
  7. Short for 平椀 (hirawan).
Derived terms
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Derived terms

Prefix

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平(ひら) • (hira-) 

  1. single-minded (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
    connects to a noun

Proper noun

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平(ひら) • (Hira) 

  1. a female given name
  2. a surname

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
平
たいら
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

⟨tapi1ra⟩ → /tapʲira/ → /taɸira/ → /tawira/ → /taira/

Nominalization of adjective 平ら (taira, “flat, level”).

Noun

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平(たいら) • (taira) ←たひら (tafira)?

  1. a plain, flat (Can we verify(+) this sense?)

Proper noun

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平(たいら) • (Taira) ←たひら (Tafira)?

  1. a surname, especially of those descended from imperial lineage ineligible for the Chrysanthemum Throne:
    1. the 桓武平氏 (Kanmu Heishi), from Emperor Kanmu
    2. the 仁明平氏 (Ninmyō Heishi), from Emperor Ninmyō
    3. the 文徳平氏 (Montoku Heishi), from Emperor Montoku, and
    4. the 光孝平氏 (Kōkō Heishi), from Emperor Kōkō
  2. a placename, especially in Iwaki city, Fukushima Prefecture
  3. a male given name
Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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Kanji in this term
平
へい
Grade: 3
kan'on

From Middle Chinese 平 (MC bjaeng).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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平(へい) • (hei) 

  1. something neither high nor low
  2. something calm

Affix

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平(へい) • (hei) 

  1. even, flat, level
  2. flatten, level
  3. uniform
  4. calm, gentle, peaceful
  5. common, ordinary, usual
  6. Short for 平氏 (Heishi) or 平家 (Heike): Taira clan
  7. (mathematics) square, square root
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Derived terms

Proper noun

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平(へい) • (Hei) 

  1. a surname

Etymology 4

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Kanji in this term
平
ひょう
Grade: 3
kan'yōon

/pʲau/ → /ɸʲɔː/ → /hʲoː/

Possibly from Middle Chinese 平 (MC bjaeng).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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平(ひょう) • (hyō) ←ひやう (fyau)?

  1. Short for 平韻 (hyōin): This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
  2. Short for 平調 (hyōjō): This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Affix

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平(ひょう) • (hyō) ←ひやう (fyau)?

  1. Short for 平声 (hyōshō): the level tone in Middle Chinese

Etymology 5

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Kanji in this term
平
びょう
Grade: 3
goon

/bʲau/ → /bʲɔː/ → /bʲoː/

From Middle Chinese 平 (MC bjaeng).

Affix

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平(びょう) • (byō) ←びやう (byau)?

  1. impartial, unbiased

Etymology 6

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Kanji in this term
平
Grade: 3
nanori

Nominalization of classical verb おさむ (osamu), modern おさめる (osameru, multiple definitions in kanji).

Proper noun

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平(おさむ) • (Osamu) ←をさむ (Wosamu)?

  1. a surname
  2. a male given name (Can we verify(+) this sense?)

Etymology 7

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Kanji in this term
平
Grade: 3
nanori

Nominalization of classical adjective 等し (hitoshi), modern 等しい (hitoshii, “equal, same”).

Proper noun

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平(ひとし) • (Hitoshi) 

  1. a surname
  2. a male given name

Etymology 8

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Kanji in this term
平
Grade: 3
nanori

Nominalization of classical adjective 広し (hiroshi), modern 広い (hiroi, “vast, wide”).

Proper noun

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平(ひろし) • (Hiroshi) 

  1. a male given name

Etymology 9

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Kanji in this term
平
Grade: 3
nanori

Nominalization of classical adjective 安し (yasushi), modern 安い (yasui, “peaceful, quiet”).

Proper noun

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平(やすし) • (Yasushi) 

  1. a male given name (Can we verify(+) this sense?)

Etymology 10

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Kanji in this term
平
Grade: 3
nanori

Nominalization of classical adjective 良し (yoshi), modern 良い (yoi, “good, fine”).

Proper noun

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平(よし) • (Yoshi) 

  1. a surname

References

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  1. ^ “平”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2024
  2. ^ Haga, Gōtarō (1914) 漢和大辞書 [The Great Kanji-Japanese Dictionary] (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tōkyō: Kōbunsha, →DOI, page 772 (paper), page 436 (digital)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja

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平 (eumhun 평평할 평 (pyeongpyeonghal pyeong))

  1. Hanja form? of 평 (“to be flat, level, plane”).

Derived terms

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Derived terms

Tày

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Noun

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平 (bẳng)

  1. Nôm form of bẳng (“Indicates an inanimate thing”).

Particle

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平 (bặng)

  1. Nôm form of bặng (“like; as”).
    麻平赦汾𪥛
    To come like a thunderstorm

Verb

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平 (phính)

  1. Nôm form of phính (“to equal”).
    否平喑蕡大棟
    doesn't equal a taro

References

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  • Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary]‎[4][5] (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên

Vietnamese

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Han character

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平: Hán Việt readings: bình[1][2][3][4][5], biền[5]
平: Nôm readings: bình[1][2], bằng[1][2], bừng[1], bường[2]

  1. Chữ Hán form of bình (“level, flat, peaceful (in compounds)”).

Compounds

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Derived terms

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Nguyễn (2014).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Trần (2004).
  3. ^ Trần (1999).
  4. ^ Nguyễn (1974).
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Thiều Chửu (1942).
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