Chinese Character: 平 (Píng - Flat; Peaceful)
1. 基本信息 (Character Basics)
部首: 干 (Radical: 干 (trunk radical), related to stability)
笔画数: 5 (Number of strokes: 5)
结构分解: 指事字，像语气平缓舒顺之形（甲骨文从“于”从“八”，表示气散而舒），本义为语气平和、舒顺，引申为平坦、平静、公平等。(A ideographic character, imitating smooth breath (oracle bone script combines "于" and "八" for spreading air). Originally means calm, extended to "flat", "peaceful", "fair".)
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2. 发音 (Pronunciation)
拼音: Píng (Second tone)
3. 含义 (Meaning)
“平”主要表示：
1. 形容词：表面没有高低凹凸（如“平坦”）；
2. 形容词：安静、无动荡（如“平静”）；
3. 形容词：公平、公正（如“平等”）；
4. 动词：使平坦或平定（如“平整土地”“平叛”）。("平" mainly means:
1. Adjective: Flat (e.g., "平坦" - flat).
2. Adjective: Peaceful (e.g., "平静" - calm).
3. Adjective: Fair (e.g., "平等" - equal).
4. Verb: Level/quell (e.g., "平整土地" - level land).)
4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)
- 平安 (píng ān) Safe; Peaceful
- 平时 (píng shí) Ordinary time
- 平面 (píng miàn) Plane; Flat surface
- 公平 (gōng píng) Fair; Just
5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)
“平”多作形容词，常与“安”“静”“公”等字搭配（如“平安”“公平”）；作动词时需带宾语（如“平乱”“平地”）；可受副词修饰（如“很平”“特别平”）；作补语时描述状态（如“磨平”“铺平”）。("平" is mainly an adjective, collocating with "安" (safe), "静" (calm), or "公" (fair) (e.g., "平安" - safe). As a verb, it takes objects (e.g., "平乱" - suppress unrest). Modified by adverbs (e.g., "很平" - very flat) or used as a complement (e.g., "磨平" - grind flat).)
6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)
“平”是中国文化核心概念之一（如“和为贵，平为福”）；成语“平步青云”（píng bù qīng yún）指轻易获得高位（rise rapidly）；俗语“平平安安”是最常见的祝福用语（wish for safety）；方言中“平”发音差异较小（如粤语“ping4”），体现语言稳定性。("平" is a core cultural concept (e.g., "harmony and peace are precious"). The idiom "平步青云" (rise rapidly) describes sudden success. The phrase "平平安安" (safe and sound) is a common blessing. Dialects rarely vary in "平" pronunciation (e.g., Cantonese "ping4").)
7. 例句 (Example Sentence)
这条新修的公路非常平坦，开车很舒服。(Zhè tiáo xīn xiū de gōng lù fēi cháng píng tǎn, kāi chē hěn shū fú.)
This newly built road is very flat, making driving comfortable.
hopefully everyone can spend this winter safely and peacefully.(Xī wàng dà jiā dōu néng píng píng ān ān de dù guò zhè gè dōng tiān.)
I hope everyone can spend this winter safely and peacefully.
8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)
联想“平”的形状：中间一条长横（“一”）像平坦的地面，上下两点对称，象征平衡与稳定。想象站在平坦的地面上，心情平静，即可记住“平”与“平坦、平静”相关的核心含义。(Associate "平" with its shape: a long horizontal line ("一") like flat ground, with two symmetric dots above and below symbolizing balance. Imagine standing on flat ground with a calm mind to remember the core meanings "flat" and "peaceful".)