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平静

píngjìng

calm; peaceful

HSK 4 · Topic “Interests and dreams”
A person beside a calm pond
Memory picture

Characters in this word

平 píng

Strokes
5
Radical
广 — broad, vast, wide
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

静 jìng

Strokes
14
Radical
青 — blue, green
Made of
青 blue, green 争 to dispute, to fight, to contend, to strive
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 湖面很平静。 Hú miàn hěn píng jìng. The lake surface is very calm.
  • 他心里平静。 Tā xīn lǐ píng jìng. He feels calm inside.
  • 请保持平静。 Qǐng bǎo chí píng jìng. Please stay calm.

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