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

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

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

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

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

Etymology & Origin

坪

pictophoneticearth

Decomposition: ⿰土平 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
草坪nouncǎo pínglawn
停机坪nountíng jī píngaircraft parking ground
兰坪白族普米族自治县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 zhi...
直升机坪nounzhí shēng jī pínghelipad
高坪区gāo píng qūGaoping, a district of Nanchong City 南充市, Sichuan
坪山区píng shān qūPingshan, a district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong
草坪机cǎo píng jīlawn mower
尖草坪区jiān cǎo píng qūJiancaoping, a district of Taiyuan City 太原市, Shanxi
高坪proper-noungāo píngsee 高坪區|高坪区
紫坪铺水库zǐ píng pū shuǐ kùZipingpu Dam, Sichuan
华坪县huá píng xiànHuaping, a county in Lijiang City 麗江市|丽江市, Yunnan
坪山proper-nounpíng shānsee 坪山區|坪山区
兰坪县lán píng xiànsee 蘭坪白族普米族自治縣|兰坪白族普米族自治县
华坪proper-nounhuá píngsee 華坪縣|华坪县
延坪岛proper-nounyán píng dǎoYeonpyeong island on Yellow Sea coast of Korea
28
Total compounds
7
As first character
39
As last character
54
As middle character

坪 appears in 28 compound words: 7 as the first character, 39 as the last, and 54 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 坪 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

惜xī
0.58311 co-occurrences
奈nài
0.56610 co-occurrences
茂mào
0.5612,588 co-occurrences
堕duò
0.52410 co-occurrences
坝bà
0.4891,102 co-occurrences
草cǎo
0.4855,167 co-occurrences
珍zhēn
0.47510 co-occurrences
秀xiù
0.4592,984 co-occurrences
村cūn
0.4466,572 co-occurrences
送sòng
0.43020 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

坪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,小坪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 新北坪林区规模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|秀茂坪顺利邨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

秀茂坪顺利邨妇人堕楼亡 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

妈妈叫我修剪草坪。

Māma jiào wǒ xiūjiǎn cǎopíng.

Mother told me to mow the lawn.

Tatoeba

如果天气情况允许的话,我明天就去割草坪。

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

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

Tatoeba

我修剪汤姆的草坪,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

「汤姆你今天会剪草坪吗?」「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

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 土 (earth) component

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 zhi..."); 直升机坪 (zhí shēng jī píng, "helipad"); 高坪区 (gāo píng qū, "Gaoping, a district of Nanchong City 南充市, Sichuan"). There are over 28 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)), 平 (flat), 凭 (to lean against), and 4 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.