平

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See also: 乎
平 U+5E73, 平
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5E73
← 干
[U+5E72] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 年 →
[U+5E74]

Translingual[edit]

Stroke order
5 strokes
Stroke order

Han character[edit]

平 (Kangxi radical 51, 干+2, 5 strokes, cangjie input 一火十 (MFJ), four-corner 10409, composition ⿻干丷(GHTJV) or ⿻干八(K))

Derived characters[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • KangXi: page 339, character 3
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 9167
  • Dae Jaweon: page 646, character 3
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 407, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+5E73

Chinese[edit]

simp. and trad.
 平
alternative forms 𠀒
𠀭
𤔁

Glyph origin[edit]

Historical forms of the character 平
Western Zhou Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Bronze inscriptions Small seal script Transcribed ancient scripts
Characters in the same phonetic series (平) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
平 *ben, *beŋ
怦 *pʰreːŋ
砰 *pʰreːŋ
抨 *pʰreːŋ
閛 *pʰreːŋ
伻 *pʰreːŋ
評 *beŋ, *beŋs
坪 *beŋ
苹 *beŋ
枰 *beŋ, *beŋs
泙 *beŋ
蚲 *beŋ
胓 *beŋ
匉 *pʰreːŋ
萍 *beːŋ

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(p/b)ljaŋ (“plank; palm; flat surface; wing”), whence Jingpho phun-pyen (phun⁵⁵ pjen³³, “plank”), Burmese အပြင် (a.prang, “flat or level surface”) and Burmese ပြန့် (pran., “flat and even”) (STEDT).

Pronunciation 1[edit]

Note: peng4 - only in the sense "cheap".
Note: piang3 - only in the sense "cheap".
Note: bia̿ng - colloquial.
Note:
  • bàng - colloquial;
  • bìng - literary.
  • Min Nan
    • Note: pîⁿ/pêⁿ, piâⁿ - vernacular, pêng - literary.
    Note:
    • bên5 - vernacular;
    • pêng5 - literary.
  • Wu
  • Xiang
    • Dialectal data
    Variety Location 平
    Mandarin Beijing /pʰiŋ³⁵/
    Harbin /pʰiŋ²⁴/
    Tianjin /pʰiŋ⁴⁵/
    Jinan /pʰiŋ⁴²/
    Qingdao /pʰiŋ⁴²/
    Zhengzhou /pʰiŋ⁴²/
    Xi'an /pʰiŋ²⁴/
    Xining /pʰiə̃²⁴/
    Yinchuan /pʰiŋ⁵³/
    Lanzhou /pʰĩn⁵³/
    Ürümqi /pʰiŋ⁵¹/
    Wuhan /pʰin²¹³/
    Chengdu /pʰin³¹/
    Guiyang /pʰin²¹/
    Kunming /pʰĩ⁴⁴/
    Nanjing /pʰin²⁴/
    Hefei /pʰin⁵⁵/
    Jin Taiyuan /pʰiəŋ¹¹/
    Pingyao /pʰiŋ¹³/
    Hohhot /pʰĩŋ³¹/
    Wu Shanghai /biŋ²³/
    Suzhou /bin¹³/
    Hangzhou /bin²¹³/
    Wenzhou /beŋ³¹/
    Hui Shexian /pʰiʌ̃⁴⁴/
    Tunxi /pʰɛ⁴⁴/
    Xiang Changsha /pin¹³/
    Xiangtan /bin¹²/
    Gan Nanchang /pʰiɑŋ²⁴/
    /pʰin²⁴/ ～時
    Hakka Meixian /pʰin¹¹/ 和～
    /pʰiaŋ¹¹/ 唔～
    Taoyuan /pʰiɑŋ¹¹/
    Cantonese Guangzhou /pʰeŋ²¹/
    Nanning /pʰeŋ²¹/
    Hong Kong /pʰiŋ²¹/
    Min Xiamen (Min Nan) /piŋ³⁵/
    /pĩ³⁵/ ～～路
    Fuzhou (Min Dong) /piŋ⁵³/
    Jian'ou (Min Bei) /peiŋ²¹/ 太～
    /piaŋ³³/ ～均
    Shantou (Min Nan) /pʰeŋ⁵⁵/
    /pẽ⁵⁵/
    Haikou (Min Nan) /feŋ³¹/
    /ʔbɛ³¹/
    Rime
    Character 平
    Reading # 2/2
    Initial (聲) 並 (3)
    Final (韻) 庚 (111)
    Tone (調) Level (Ø)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) III
    Fanqie 符兵切
    Baxter bjaeng
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/bˠiæŋ/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/bᵚiaŋ/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/biaŋ/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/biajŋ/
    Li
    Rong         		/biɐŋ/
    Wang
    Li         		/bĭɐŋ/
    Bernard
    Karlgren         		/bʱi̯ɐŋ/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		píng
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex         		ping4
    Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character 平 平
    Reading # 2/3 3/3
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)         		píng píng
    Middle
    Chinese         		‹ bjæng › ‹ bjæng ›
    Old
    Chinese         		/*breŋ/ /*m-breŋ/
    English even (adj.) make even

    Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

    * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
    * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
    * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
    * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

    * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 平
    Reading # 2/2
    No. 9818
    Phonetic
    component         		平
    Rime
    group         		耕
    Rime
    subdivision         		0
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		平
    Old
    Chinese         		/*beŋ/

    Definitions[edit]

    平

    1. level; even; flat
      平放  ―  píng fàng  ―  to put horizontally
      平原  ―  píngyuán  ―  plain
      馬路很平。／马路很平。  ―  Mǎlù hěn píng.  ―  The road is very flat.
    2. equal; fair
      平分  ―  píngfēn  ―  to divide evenly
      持平  ―  chípíng  ―  impartial
      Synonym: 均 (jūn)
    3. equal
      平輩／平辈  ―  píngbèi  ―  same generation
      平起平坐  ―  píngqǐpíngzuò  ―  to be on an equal footing
      平了世界紀錄／平了世界纪录  ―  píng le shìjiè jìlù  ―  equalled a world record
      雙方打成五平。／双方打成五平。  ―  Shuāngfāng dǎ chéng wǔ píng.  ―  They reached 5-5.
    4. to level; to make level
    5. calm; peaceful
      太平  ―  tàipíng  ―  peaceful and tranquil
      風平浪靜／风平浪静  ―  fēngpínglàngjìng  ―  to have no waves
      心平氣和／心平气和  ―  xīnpíngqìhé  ―  even-tempered and good-humoured
      Synonyms: 穩／稳 (wěn), 靜／静 (jìng)
    6. to calm down; to make peaceful; to quiet down
      平民憤／平民愤  ―  píng mínfèn  ―  to assuage popular indignation
      你先平平氣！／你先平平气！  ―  Nǐ xiān píng píng qì!  ―  Just calm down a bit first!
    7. to pacify
      平叛  ―  píngpàn  ―  to suppress a rebellion
    8. ordinary; common; mediocre; average
      平日  ―  píngrì  ―  normal days
      平凡  ―  píngfán  ―  ordinary
      平民  ―  píngmín  ―  civilian
      Synonyms: 常 (cháng), 庸 (yōng)
      Antonyms: 奇 (qí), 特 (tè)
    9. (Chinese phonetics) level tone (one of the four tones in Middle Chinese)
      平上去入  ―  píngshǎngqùrù  ―  the four tones of Middle Chinese: level, rising, departing and checked
      陽平／阳平  ―  yángpíng  ―  light level tone
    10. (Cantonese, Hakka) cheap; inexpensive
      平機票／平机票 [Cantonese]  ―  peng4 gei1 piu3 [Jyutping]  ―  cheap air tickets
      平啲得唔得呀？ [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
      peng4 di1 dak1 m4 dak1 aa3? [Jyutping]
      Can it be cheaper?
      Antonym: 貴／贵
    11. (Min Nan, Hakka) the same
      伊佮我平懸。／伊佮我平悬。 [Teochew]  ―  i1 gah4 ua2 bên5 guin5. [Peng'im]  ―  He is as tall as me.
    12. (historical) Short for 北平 (Běipíng).
      平津戰役／平津战役  ―  Píng Jīn zhànyì  ―  Pingjin campaign
    13. Short for 平方米 (píngfāngmǐ, “square metre”). Used with numbers without classifiers.
    14. a surname, number 95 of the Baijiaxing
    Synonyms[edit]
    Dialectal synonyms of 便宜 (“cheap”) [map]
    Variety Location Words
    Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 便宜, 低廉, 低賤
    Mandarin Beijing 便宜, 賤
    Taiwan 便宜
    Harbin 便宜, 賤
    Yantai (Muping) 便宜, 賤
    Jinan 便宜, 賤
    Luoyang 便宜, 賤
    Wanrong 便宜, 賤
    Xi'an 便宜, 賤
    Yinchuan 便宜
    Lanzhou 便宜
    Xining 便宜
    Ürümqi 便宜
    Wuhan 便宜, 相因
    Chengdu 相因, 便宜
    Guiyang 相因
    Liuzhou 便宜
    Xuzhou 便宜, 賤
    Yangzhou 便宜, 划廉
    Nanjing 便宜
    Hefei 巧, 便宜
    Nantong 便宜
    Malaysia 便宜
    Singapore 便宜
    Cantonese Guangzhou 平
    Hong Kong 平
    Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) 平
    Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) 平
    Hong Kong (Ting Kok) 平
    Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) 平
    Macau 平
    Guangzhou (Panyu) 平
    Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) 平
    Guangzhou (Conghua) 平
    Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 平
    Foshan 平
    Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 平
    Foshan (Shunde) 平
    Foshan (Sanshui) 平
    Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 便宜, 平
    Zhongshan (Shiqi) 平
    Zhuhai (Qianshan) 平
    Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) 平
    Zhuhai (Doumen) 平
    Jiangmen (Baisha) 平
    Jiangmen (Xinhui) 平
    Taishan 平
    Kaiping (Chikan) 平
    Enping (Niujiang) 平
    Heshan (Yayao) 平
    Dongguan 平
    Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) 平
    Qingyuan 平
    Fogang 平
    Yingde (Hanguang) 平
    Yangshan 平, 便宜
    Lianshan (Butian) 平
    Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) 平宜
    Shaoguan 平
    Shaoguan (Qujiang) 平
    Renhua 平, 抵得
    Lechang 平
    Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) 平
    Sihui 平
    Guangning 平枯
    Deqing 平
    Huaiji 平
    Fengkai (Nanfeng) 平
    Yunfu 平
    Xinxing 平
    Luoding 平
    Yunan (Pingtai) 平
    Yangjiang 平, 平宜
    Nanning 平
    Yulin 平
    Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 平
    Singapore (Guangfu) 平
    Gan Nanchang 便宜
    Lichuan 便宜
    Pingxiang 便宜
    Hakka Meixian 便宜, 平
    Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) 便宜, 平
    Dongguan (Qingxi) 平
    Boluo (Bendihua) 平, 便宜
    Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) 平
    Zhongshan (Wuguishan) 平
    Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 平
    Wuhua (Shuizhai) 便宜
    Wuhua (Huacheng) 便宜, 平
    Wuhua (Changbu) 平
    Wuhua (Mianyang) 便宜
    Heyuan (Bendihua) 平, 便宜
    Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua) 平, 便宜
    Heping (Linzhai Bendihua) 便宜
    Lianping (Longjie Bendihua) 平, 便宜
    Conghua (Lütian) 便宜
    Jiexi 便宜
    Yudu 便宜
    Miaoli (N. Sixian) 便宜
    Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 便宜
    Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 便宜
    Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 便宜
    Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 便宜
    Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 便宜
    Hong Kong 平
    Sabah (Longchuan) 便宜
    Senai (Huiyang) 便宜
    Singkawang 便宜
    Huizhou Jixi 便宜
    Jin Taiyuan 便宜, 賤
    Xinzhou 便宜, 賤
    Min Bei Jian'ou 便宜
    Min Dong Fuzhou 便宜, 賤
    Matsu 便宜
    Min Nan Xiamen 俗, 便宜
    Quanzhou 俗, 便宜
    Zhangzhou 俗, 便宜
    Taipei 俗
    New Taipei (Sanxia) 俗
    Kaohsiung 俗
    Yilan 俗, 便宜
    Changhua (Lukang) 俗
    Taichung 俗
    Taichung (Wuqi) 俗
    Tainan 俗
    Taitung 俗
    Hsinchu 俗
    Kinmen 俗
    Penghu (Magong) 俗, 便宜
    Penang (Hokkien) 便宜
    Singapore (Hokkien) 偏
    Manila (Hokkien) 俗
    Chaozhou 便
    Shantou 便
    Jieyang 便
    Johor Bahru (Teochew) 便
    Singapore (Teochew) 便
    Wenchang 便宜
    Haikou 便宜
    Qionghai 便宜
    Singapore (Hainanese) 便宜
    Puxian Min Putian 相因
    Xianyou 相因
    Zhongshan Min Shaxi (Longdu) 平
    Sanxiang 平
    Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 平
    Wu Shanghai 便宜, 𠼢
    Shanghai (Chongming) 便宜, 𠼢
    Suzhou 便宜, 𠼢
    Danyang 便宜, 賤
    Hangzhou 便宜, 賤
    Ningbo 便宜
    Wenzhou 鬆, 便宜
    Jinhua 便宜, 賤
    Xiang Changsha 便宜
    Loudi 便宜
    Shuangfeng 便宜, 賤
    See also[edit]
    The tones (of Chinese) in Chinese · 聲調／声调 (shēngdiào) (layout · text)
    平仄 (píngzè) 平
    平聲／平声 (píngshēng)     		仄 (zè)
    仄聲／仄声 (zèshēng)
    平上去入
    四聲／四声 (sìshēng)
    古四聲／古四声     		平
    平聲／平声 (píngshēng)     		上
    上聲／上声     		去 (qù)
    去聲／去声 (qùshēng)     		入 (rù)
    入聲／入声 (rùshēng)
    標調方法／标调方法 (biāodiào fāngfǎ)
    標調法／标调法     		四角標調法／四角标调法 ꜀◌ ꜂◌ ◌꜄ ◌꜆
    [Term?] ◌〪 ◌〫 ◌〬 ◌〭
    傍點／傍点 ∅ ◌〮 ◌〯 ∅
    ∅ -X -H -p -t -k (-ʔ)
    四聲八調／四声八调 陰平／阴平 (yīnpíng) 陽平／阳平 (yángpíng) 陰上／阴上 (yīnshǎng) 陽上／阳上 (yángshǎng) 陰去／阴去 (yīnqù) 陽去／阳去 (yángqù) 陰入／阴入 (yīnrù) 陽入／阳入 (yángrù)
    陰／阴 (yīn) 陽／阳 (yáng)
    標調方法／标调方法 (biāodiào fāngfǎ)
    標調法／标调法     		四角標調法／四角标调法 ꜀◌ ꜁◌ ꜂◌ ꜃◌ ◌꜄ ◌꜅ ◌꜆ ◌꜇
    The tones (of Standard Mandarin) in Chinese · 聲調／声调 (shēngdiào) (layout · text)
    四聲／四声 (sìshēng) 陰平／阴平 (yīnpíng)
    第一聲／第一声     		陽平／阳平 (yángpíng)
    第二聲／第二声     		上聲／上声
    第三聲／第三声     		去聲／去声 (qùshēng)
    第四聲／第四声     		輕聲／轻声 (qīngshēng)

    Compounds[edit]

    Descendants[edit]

    Sino-Xenic (平):
    • → Japanese: 平(へい) (hei)
    • → Korean: 평(平) (pyeong)
    • → Vietnamese: bình (平)

    Others:

    Pronunciation 2[edit]

    Rime
    Character 平
    Reading # 1/2
    Initial (聲) 並 (3)
    Final (韻) 仙 (77)
    Tone (調) Level (Ø)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) III
    Fanqie 房連切
    Baxter bjien
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/biᴇn/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/biɛn/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/bjæn/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/bian/
    Li
    Rong         		/biɛn/
    Wang
    Li         		/bĭɛn/
    Bernard
    Karlgren         		/bʱi̯ɛn/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		pián
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex         		pin4
    Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character 平
    Reading # 1/3
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)         		pián
    Middle
    Chinese         		‹ bjien ›
    Old
    Chinese         		/*[b]en/
    English distinguish; punctiious

    Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

    * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
    * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
    * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
    * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

    * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 平
    Reading # 1/2
    No. 9812
    Phonetic
    component         		平
    Rime
    group         		元
    Rime
    subdivision         		2
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		便
    Old
    Chinese         		/*ben/

    Definitions[edit]

    平

    1. Alternative form of 辨 (biàn).

    Pronunciation 3[edit]

    Definitions[edit]

    平

    1. (obsolete) to control prices

    Pronunciation 4[edit]

    For pronunciation and definitions of 平 – see 抨 (“to shoot with a catapult; to pat; to beat; etc.”).
    (This character, 平, is a variant form of 抨.)

    References[edit]

    Japanese[edit]

    Shinjitai 平
    Kyūjitai
    [1][2]
    平󠄁
    平+&#xE0101;?
    (Adobe-Japan1)
    平󠄃
    平+&#xE0103;?
    (Hanyo-Denshi)
    (Moji_Joho)
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    See here for details.

    Kanji[edit]

    平

    (grade 3 “Kyōiku” kanji)

    Readings[edit]

    From Middle Chinese 平 (MC bˠiæŋ):

    From Middle Chinese 平 (MC biᴇn), as an alternative form for 弁:

    From native Japanese roots:

    Compounds[edit]

    Etymology 1[edit]

    Kanji in this term
    平
    ひら
    Grade: 3
    kun’yomi

    ⟨pi1ra⟩ → /pʲira/ → /ɸira/ → /hira/

    Stem of adjective 平たい (hiratai). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

    Pronunciation[edit]

    Noun[edit]

    平(ひら) • (hira) 

    1. something flat; flattened
    2. something ordinary, common, mediocre
    3. a person of low-ranking status
      1. a freshman
      2. a novice
      3. a private
    4. the top ridge of a roof parallel to the side of a building (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
    5. Short for 平織 (hiraori, “plain weave”).
    6. in bookbinding, the flat part of a cover (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
    7. Short for 平椀 (hirawan).
    Derived terms[edit]
    Derived terms

    Prefix[edit]

    平(ひら) • (hira-) 

    1. single-minded (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
      connects to a noun

    Proper noun[edit]

    平(ひら) • (Hira) 

    1. a female given name
    2. a surname

    Etymology 2[edit]

    Kanji in this term
    平
    たいら
    Grade: 3
    kun’yomi

    ⟨tapi1ra⟩ → /tapʲira/ → /taɸira/ → /tawira/ → /taira/

    Nominalization of adjective 平ら (taira, “flat, level”).

    Noun[edit]

    平(たいら) • (taira) ←たひら (tafira)?

    1. a plain, flat (Can we verify(+) this sense?)

    Proper noun[edit]

    平(たいら) • (Taira) ←たひら (tafira)?

    1. a surname, especially of those descended from imperial lineage ineligible for the Chrysanthemum Throne:
      1. the 桓武平氏 (Kanmu Heishi), from Emperor Kanmu
      2. the 仁明平氏 (Ninmyō Heishi), from Emperor Ninmyō
      3. the 文徳平氏 (Montoku Heishi), from Emperor Montoku, and
      4. the 光孝平氏 (Kōkō Heishi), from Emperor Kōkō
    2. a placename, especially in Iwaki city, Fukushima Prefecture
    3. a male given name
    Derived terms[edit]

    Etymology 3[edit]

    Kanji in this term
    平
    へい
    Grade: 3
    kan’on

    From Middle Chinese 平 (MC bˠiæŋ).

    The 漢音 (kan'on, literally “Han sound”) reading, so likely a later borrowing from Middle Chinese.

    Pronunciation[edit]

    Noun[edit]

    平(へい) • (hei) 

    1. something neither high nor low
    2. something calm

    Affix[edit]

    平(へい) • (hei) 

    1. even, flat, level
    2. flatten, level
    3. uniform
    4. calm, gentle, peaceful
    5. common, ordinary, usual
    6. Short for 平氏 (Heishi) or 平家 (Heike): Taira clan
    7. (mathematics) square, square root
    Derived terms[edit]
    Derived terms

    Proper noun[edit]

    平(へい) • (Hei) 

    1. a surname

    Etymology 4[edit]

    Kanji in this term
    平
    ひょう
    Grade: 3
    kan’yōon

    /pʲau/ → /ɸʲɔː/ → /hʲoː/

    Possibly from Middle Chinese 平 (MC bˠiæŋ).

    The 慣用音 (kan'yōon, literally “commonly accepted sound”) reading, a pronunciation in common usage based on a corruption of the Middle Chinese borrowing.

    Pronunciation[edit]

    Noun[edit]

    平(ひょう) • (hyō) ←ひやう (fyau)?

    1. Short for 平韻 (hyōin): This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
    2. Short for 平調 (hyōjō): This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

    Affix[edit]

    平(ひょう) • (hyō) ←ひやう (fyau)?

    1. Short for 平声 (hyōshō): the level tone in Middle Chinese

    Etymology 5[edit]

    Kanji in this term
    平
    びょう
    Grade: 3
    goon

    /bʲau/ → /bʲɔː/ → /bʲoː/

    From Middle Chinese 平 (MC bˠiæŋ).

    The 呉音 (goon, literally “Wu sound”) reading, so likely the earlier borrowing from Middle Chinese.

    Affix[edit]

    平(びょう) • (byō) ←びやう (byau)?

    1. impartial, unbiased

    Etymology 6[edit]

    Kanji in this term
    平
    Grade: 3
    nanori

    Nominalization of classical verb おさむ (osamu), modern おさめる (osameru, multiple definitions in kanji).

    Proper noun[edit]

    平(おさむ) • (Osamu) ←をさむ (wosamu)?

    1. a surname
    2. a male given name (Can we verify(+) this sense?)

    Etymology 7[edit]

    Kanji in this term
    平
    Grade: 3
    nanori

    Nominalization of classical adjective 等し (hitoshi), modern 等しい (hitoshii, “equal, same”).

    Proper noun[edit]

    平(ひとし) • (Hitoshi) 

    1. a surname
    2. a male given name

    Etymology 8[edit]

    Kanji in this term
    平
    Grade: 3
    nanori

    Nominalization of classical adjective 広し (hiroshi), modern 広い (hiroi, “vast, wide”).

    Proper noun[edit]

    平(ひろし) • (Hiroshi) 

    1. a male given name

    Etymology 9[edit]

    Kanji in this term
    平
    Grade: 3
    nanori

    Nominalization of classical adjective 安し (yasushi), modern 安い (yasui, “peaceful, quiet”).

    Proper noun[edit]

    平(やすし) • (Yasushi) 

    1. a male given name (Can we verify(+) this sense?)

    Etymology 10[edit]

    Kanji in this term
    平
    Grade: 3
    nanori

    Nominalization of classical adjective 良し (yoshi), modern 良い (yoi, “good, fine”).

    Proper noun[edit]

    平(よし) • (Yoshi) 

    1. a surname

    References[edit]

    1. ^ “平”, in 漢字ぺディア (Kanjipedia)‎[1] (in Japanese), 日本漢字能力検定協会, 2015—2023
    2. ^ 1914, 漢和大辭書 (Kanwa Dai Jisho, “The Great Kanji-Japanese Dictionary”) (in Japanese), page 772 (paper), page 436 (digital), Tōkyō: 興文社 (Kōbunsha)
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

    Korean[edit]

    Hanja[edit]

    平 (eumhun 평평할 평 (pyeongpyeonghal pyeong))

    1. Hanja form? of 평 (“to be flat, level, plane”).

    Derived terms[edit]

    Derived terms

    Vietnamese[edit]

    Han character[edit]

    平: Hán Việt readings: bình[1][2][3][4][5], biền[5]
    平: Nôm readings: bình[1][2], bằng[1][2], bừng[1], bường[2]

    1. chữ Hán form of bình (“level, flat, peaceful (in compounds)”).

    Compounds[edit]

    Derived terms

    References[edit]

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Nguyễn (2014).
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Trần (2004).
    3. ^ Trần (1999).
    4. ^ Nguyễn (1974).
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Thiều Chửu (1942).
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