平 píng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 广 — broad, vast, wide
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
平凡
píngfán
ordinary
Characters in this word
凡 fán
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 几 — small table
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他从事一份平凡的工作，却始终保持认真负责的态度。 Tā cóngshì yí fèn píngfán de gōngzuò, què shǐzhōng bǎochí rènzhēn fùzé de tàidu. He does an ordinary job, yet he has always maintained a serious and responsible attitude.
- 平凡的日子里也有小小的幸福。 Píngfán de rìzi lǐ yě yǒu xiǎoxiǎo de xìngfú. There is small happiness even in ordinary days.
- 她只是一个平凡的老师，却影响了很多学生。 Tā zhǐshì yí ge píngfán de lǎoshī, què yǐngxiǎng le hěn duō xuésheng. She is just an ordinary teacher, yet she influenced many students.