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平 — flat; level; smooth

flat; level; smooth; to make even; to level

Pinyin
píng · Píng
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 3
Handwriting
required

This character has more than one reading — píng, Píng — and the pronunciation depends on the word it appears in. The list below gives the syllabus reading for each word.

How to write 平: 5 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.

平 — 5 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 平 in the HSK syllabus: 34

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 平时píngshíordinarily; in normal times; in peacetimeHSK 3
  2. 水平shuǐpínghorizontal; level; a standard; a levelHSK 3
  3. 平常píngchángordinary; common; usually; ordinarilyHSK 4
  4. 公平gōngpíngfair; impartialHSK 5
  5. 平píngflat; level; smooth; to make even; to levelHSK 5
  6. 平安píng’ānsafe and sound; well; without mishap; quiet and safeHSK 5
  7. 平衡pínghéngbalance; equilibriumHSK 5
  8. 平静píngjìngcalm; tranquil; sereneHSK 5
  9. 平均píngjūnaverage; on average; evenly; in equal proportionsHSK 5
  10. 平台píngtáiplatform; terrace; flat-roofed buildingHSK 5
  11. 和平hépíngpeace; peacefulHSK 6
  12. 平等píngděngequal; equalityHSK 6
  13. 平凡píngfáncommonplace; ordinary; mediocreHSK 6
  14. 平方píngfāngsquareHSK 6
  15. 平方米píngfāngmǐsquare meterHSK 6
  16. 摆平bǎipíngto be fair; to be impartial; to settleHSK 7–9
  17. 不平bùpínguneven; injustice; unfairness; wrong; grievanceHSK 7–9
  18. 持平chípíngto stay level; fair; unbiasedHSK 7–9
  19. 和平共处hépíng gòngchǔpeaceful coexistence of nations, societies etcHSK 7–9
  20. 平淡píngdànflat; dull; ordinary; nothing specialHSK 7–9
  21. 平房píngfángbungalow; single-story houseHSK 7–9
  22. 平和pínghégentle; mild; moderate; placidHSK 7–9
  23. 平价píngjiàreasonably priced; inexpensive; to keep prices downHSK 7–9
  24. 平面píngmiànplane; flat surface; flat; two-dimensionalHSK 7–9
  25. 平日píngrìordinary day; everyday; ordinarily; usuallyHSK 7–9
  26. 平坦píngtǎnlevel; even; smooth; flatHSK 7–9
  27. 平稳píngwěnsmooth; steadyHSK 7–9
  28. 平息píngxīto subside; to die down; to quell; to smooth overHSK 7–9
  29. 平行píngxíngparallel; on an equal footing; on the same levelHSK 7–9
  30. 平庸píngyōngmediocre; indifferent; commonplaceHSK 7–9
  31. 平原píngyuánfield; plainHSK 7–9
  32. 生平shēngpínglife; in one's entire lifeHSK 7–9
  33. 太平tàipíngpeace and securityHSK 7–9
  34. 天平tiānpíngscalesHSK 7–9

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.