坪
a plain; ping, unit of area equal to approx. 3.3058 square meters (used in Japan and Taiwan)
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,017 U+576A
How 坪 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
土 (semantic, “earth”) + 平 (phonetic, píng)
How to remember it
level ground · Heisig RSH #1162
ground + water lily
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 平
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 平 (píng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 平 sound component | píng | flat, level, even; peaceful |
| 评 | píng | to appraise, to criticize, to evaluate |
| 苹 | píng | apple; duckweed, Artemisia |
| 怦 | pēng | ardent, eager; impulsive, bold |
| 砰 | pēng | bang! the sound of crashing rock |
| 鲆 | píng | sole |
| 抨 | pēng | to impeach; to criticize |
| 泙 | píng | to roar |
Words containing 坪
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 兰坪白族普米族自治县 | Lán píng Bái zú Pǔ mǐ zú Zì zhì xiàn | Lanping Bai and Pumi Autonomous County, in Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[Nu4… |
| 坪山区 | Píng shān Qū | Pingshan, a district of Shenzhen City 深圳市[Shen1 zhen4 Shi4], Guangdong |
| 高坪区 | Gāo píng Qū | Gaoping, a district of Nanchong City 南充市[Nan2 chong1 Shi4], Sichuan |
| 兰坪县 | Lán píng Xiàn | see 蘭坪白族普米族自治縣|兰坪白族普米族自治县[Lan2 ping2 Bai2 zu2 Pu3 mi3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4] |
| 华坪县 | Huá píng Xiàn | Huaping, a county in Lijiang City 麗江市|丽江市[Li4 jiang1 Shi4], Yunnan |
| 草坪机 | cǎo píng jī | lawn mower |
| 尖草坪区 | Jiān cǎo píng Qū | Jiancaoping, a district of Taiyuan City 太原市[Tai4 yuan2 Shi4], Shanxi |
| 直升机坪 | zhí shēng jī píng | helipad |
| 佛坪县 | Fó píng Xiàn | Foping, a county in Hanzhong City 漢中市|汉中市[Han4 zhong1 Shi4], Shaanxi |
| 紫坪铺水库 | Zǐ píng pū Shuǐ kù | Zipingpu Dam, Sichuan |
| 镇坪县 | Zhèn píng Xiàn | Zhenping, a county in Ankang City 安康市[An1 kang1 Shi4], Shaanxi |
| 坪山 | Píng shān | see 坪山區|坪山区[Ping2 shan1 Qu1] |
| 停机坪 | tíng jī píng | aircraft parking ground; apron; tarmac (at airport) |
| 高坪 | Gāo píng | see 高坪區|高坪区[Gao1 ping2 Qu1] |
| 尖草坪 | Jiān cǎo píng | see 尖草坪區|尖草坪区[Jian1 cao3 ping2 Qu1] |
| 沙坪坝区 | Shā píng bà Qū | Shapingba, a district of Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4] |
| 兰坪 | Lán píng | see 蘭坪白族普米族自治縣|兰坪白族普米族自治县[Lan2 ping2 Bai2 zu2 Pu3 mi3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4] |
| 延坪岛 | Yán píng Dǎo | Yeonpyeong island on Yellow Sea coast of Korea |
| 草坪 | cǎo píng | lawn |
| 华坪 | Huá píng | see 華坪縣|华坪县[Hua2 ping2 Xian4] |