(píng): a plain, ping, unit of area equal to approx. 3.3058 square meters (used in Japan and Taiwan)

(píng) is a Chinese character meaning “a plain.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (semantic) and (phonetic). It ranks #2577 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, earth. Its radical form (earth) appears in many related characters such as (zài, to exist), (, earth, ground), (chǎng, field, place).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. a plain
  2. ping, unit of area equal to approx. 3.3058 square meters (used in Japan and Taiwan)

Etymology & Origin

pictophoneticearth

Decomposition: ⿰土平 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
cǎo pínglawn
tíng jī píngaircraft parking ground
lán píng bái zú pǔ mǐ zú zì zhì xiànLanping Bai and Pumi autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[Nu4 jiang1 Li4 su4 zu2 zi4 zhi4...
zhí shēng jī pínghelipad
gāo píng qūGaoping district of Nanchong city 南充市[Nan2 chong1 shi4], Sichuan
píng shān qūPingshan, a district of Shenzhen City 深圳市[Shen1 zhen4 Shi4], Guangdong
cǎo píng jīlawn mower
jiān cǎo píng qūJiancaoping district of Taiyuan city 太原市[Tai4 yuan2 shi4], Shanxi
gāo píngGaoping district of Nanchong city 南充市[Nan2 chong1 shi4], Sichuan
píng lín xiāngPinglin township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
zǐ píng pū shuǐ kùZipingpu Dam, Sichuan
huá píng xiànHuaping county in Lijiang 麗江|丽江[Li4 jiang1], Yunnan
píng shānsee 坪山區|坪山区[Ping2 shan1 Qu1]
píng línPinglin township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
lán píng xiànLanping Bai and Pumi autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[Nu4 jiang1 Li4 su4 zu2 zi4 zhi4...
30
Total compounds
13
As first character
37
As last character
50
As middle character

appears in 30 compound words: 13 as the first character, 37 as the last, and 50 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

mào
0.5337,724 co-occurrences
cǎo
0.51015,479 co-occurrences
0.4963,306 co-occurrences
cūn
0.45319,716 co-occurrences
xiù
0.4528,912 co-occurrences
xiāng
0.4285,496 co-occurrences
máo
0.4151,146 co-occurrences
tíng
0.4098,256 co-occurrences
zhèn
0.3998,208 co-occurrences
áng
0.3992,088 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

生土长的他对这片土地充满感情。

píng shēng tǔ cháng de tā duì zhè piān tǔ dì chōng mǎn gǎn qíng .

Born and raised here, he feels a deep affection for this land.

Cool3cFeb 2026

...nus 新一级能效奈米空气清净机推荐,小数也能有干净好空气。

. . . n u s xīn yī jí néng xiào nài mǐ kōng qì qīng jìng jī tuī jiàn , xiǎo píng shǔ yě néng yǒu gān jìng hǎo kōng qì .

... NUS new energy efficiency nano air purifier is recommended, and even small square meters can have clean and good air.

UdnnewsindexFeb 2026

凌晨2:34 新北林区规模4.0地震 最大震度汐止2级

líng chén 2 : 3 4 xīn běi píng lín qū guī mó 4 . 0 dì zhèn zuì dà zhèn dù 汐 zhǐ 2 jí

At 2:34 a.m., a magnitude 4.0 earthquake occurred in Pinglin District, New Taipei, with a maximum seismic intensity of Xizhi 2

StheadlineFeb 2026

珍惜生命|秀茂顺利邨45岁妇堕楼 昏迷送院抢救不治

zhēn xī shēng mìng xiù mào píng shùn lì 邨 4 5 suì fù duò lóu hūn mí sòng yuàn qiǎng jiù bù zhì

Cherish Life|A 45-year-old woman fell from a building in Shunli Estate of Sau Mau Ping and was sent to the hospital in a coma for rescue

東方日報Feb 2026

秀茂顺利邨妇人堕楼亡 原因待查

xiù mào píng shùn lì 邨 fù rén duò lóu wáng yuán yīn dài chá

The cause of the death of a woman in Shunli Village, Sau Mau Ping, who fell from a building is to be investigated

Tatoeba

妈妈叫我修剪草

Māma jiào wǒ xiūjiǎn cǎopíng.

Mother told me to mow the lawn.

Tatoeba

如果天气情况允许的话,我明天就去割草

Rúguǒ tiānqì qíngkuàng yǔnxǔ dehuà, wǒ míngtiān jiù qù gēcǎo píng.

I'm going to mow the lawn tomorrow, weather permitting.

Tatoeba

我修剪汤姆的草,没有向他收取任何费用。

Wǒ xiūjiǎn Tāngmǔ de cǎopíng, méiyǒu xiàng tā shōuqǔ rènhé fèiyòng.

I didn't charge Tom anything to mow his lawn.

Tatoeba

「汤姆你今天会剪草吗?」「不能明天剪吗?我今天不想剪。」

「 Tāngmǔ nǐ jīntiān huì jiǎn cǎopíng ma?」「 bù néng míngtiān jiǎn ma? wǒ jīntiān bù xiǎng jiǎn.」

"Are you going to mow the lawn today, Tom?" "Can't I do it tomorrow? I don't feel like doing it today."

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced píng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 坪 (píng) mean in Chinese?
坪 (píng) primarily means "a plain." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2577 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 坪 and 抨?
坪 (píng) and 抨 (pēng) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 土 vs 扌 (same 平 component).
How many strokes does 坪 have?
坪 is written with 8 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 坪?
The radical associated with 坪 is 土 (earth). This radical appears in many characters related to earth.
What are the components of 坪?
坪 is composed of: 土 (semantic), 平 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰土平 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 坪?
Common words with 坪 include: 草坪 (cǎo píng, "lawn"); 停机坪 (tíng jī píng, "aircraft parking ground"); 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 jiang1 Li4 su4 zu2 zi4 zhi4..."); 直升机坪 (zhí shēng jī píng, "helipad"); 高坪区 (gāo píng qū, "Gaoping district of Nanchong city 南充市[Nan2 chong1 shi4], Sichuan"). There are over 30 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 坪 (píng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation píng: 评 (to evaluate, to comment), 苹 ((artemisia)), 乒 ((onom.) ping), 平 (flat), and 3 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 坪 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 坪 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.