HanziGuru.评 · píng
评
píng[ping2]Tone 2

to discuss, comment, criticize, judge

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English · to discuss, comment, criticize, judge

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Topology:Left-right
Strokes:7
Writing Balance Rule: The left radical (讠) takes up about one-third of the width, while the right component (平) occupies the remaining two-thirds, maintaining balanced vertical alignment.
Simplification Logic: The traditional form 評 uses 言 (speech radical with 7 strokes) on the left, which is simplified to the 2-stroke speech radical 讠 in modern simplified Chinese.
1. Meaning

to comment or judge

to discussto criticizeto choose or evaluate by public appraisal
VerbNeutral#communication#evaluation#opinion
Sample Usage
  • 大家都在评论这部电影。
    dàjiā dōu zài pínglùn zhè bù diànyǐng.
    Everyone is commenting on this movie.
  • 这篇作文写得很好，老师给了很高的评价。
    zhè piān zuòwén xiě de hěn hǎo, lǎoshī gěi le hěn gāo de píngjià.
    This essay is written very well, and the teacher gave it a high evaluation.
2. Sound
/[pʰɪŋ³⁵]/Tone: 35
评
píngping2
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´(35)
=píng
Initial Consonant
p
Type: Aspirated Bilabial
Sounds like: p sound in 'pack'
Aspirated
Airflow Tactile Test: Strong puff of air! A tissue held before lips MUST fly forward.
Tongue & Mouth Position: Lips pressed together then sharply released with a burst of breath, tongue flat.
Final Rhyme
ing
Vowel Group: -i vowel group
Sounds like: -ing rhymes with 'sing' or 'ring'
Mouth Shape Guide: Pronounce as standalone vowel 'eeng'.
Common Learner Trap: Keep vowel quality steady across all 4 tone contours.
Tone
T2 (35)
2nd Tone (Mid-Rising)
Tone Pitch & Cadence: Tone 2 rises from pitch 35, matching an upward inflection used in English when asking a question (e.g., 'Really?').
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Listening trap: Confusing the second tone (píng) with the fourth tone (pìng - not a standard syllable, but often confused with pìng or pì), or confusing the initial 'p-' with 'b-'.
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Physical Tone Gesture: Tone 2 rises from mid to high like an inquiring 'What?' or a surprised 'Huh?', lifting your hand upward from left to right.
3. Writing

Topology: Left-right · Strokes: 7 strokes

Writing Balance Rule: The left radical (讠) takes up about one-third of the width, while the right component (平) occupies the remaining two-thirds, maintaining balanced vertical alignment.

Simplification Logic: The traditional form 評 uses 言 (speech radical with 7 strokes) on the left, which is simplified to the 2-stroke speech radical 讠 in modern simplified Chinese.

4. Components

Radical 讠 · Speech Radical (words, speech, language)

Semantic Clue (形旁): 讠 (Indicates that the action relates to speaking, discussing, or words.)

Phonetic Clue (声旁): 平 (original sound: píng)

Words (讠) put on a level, flat (平) scale to be fairly judged and discussed.

  • 讠 speech / words
  • 平 flat / even / fair (provides the sound píng)
5. History
Liushu category: Phono-semantic (形声)

Origin: Combined from the speech signific (言) and the phonetic/semantic indicator of leveling or balancing (平), reflecting the idea of making a balanced, level judgment through words.

Semantic Evolution: Originally meant to regulate or appraise speech or actions fairly; expanded to cover commenting, reviewing, criticizing, and selecting through appraisal.

  • The phonetic element 平 originally depicted a flat musical instrument or a balanced scale, reinforcing the concept of fairness in evaluation.
6. Sinosphere
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Sino-Vietnamese
bình
Mandarin rising tone (35) corresponds roughly to Vietnamese hỏi or ngang depending on context, while the Sino-Vietnamese reading is 'bình'.
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Kanji (Japanese)
On: ヒョウ (hyou) / Kun: たい.ら (taira), ひょう.する (hyou.suru)
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Hanja (Korean)
평
7. Memory
Vivid Mnemonic Story

To give a fair judgment or COMMENT (评), you need to SPEAK words (讠) that keep things LEVEL and FLATTENED (平) out like a balanced scale.

Phonetic Family (形声字家族)
评
píngto comment, judgeBase character with speech radical
坪
píngflat land, plainUses earth radical (土) instead of speech
苹
píngduckweed, appleUses grass radical (艹) on top
Lookalikes & Traps (形近字)
坪(píng)
坪 has the dirt/earth radical (土) because it refers to flat land, whereas 评 has the speech radical (讠) because it refers to talking and judging.
8. Mastery
Active Recall Challenge
老师对我们的作业进行了认真的[___]。
Clue: píng jià
Common Learner Pitfall

Confusing the left speech radical 讠 with other similar left-side radicals like 氵 (water) or 犭 (animal), leading to wrong characters like 泙 or 玶.

Memory Prompts
Recognition: When you see 评 with 讠 and 平, what is its core meaning and Pinyin?
Production: How do you write the character for 'to comment or judge' (píng) combining speech and level?
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