Phonetic Families & Components

Sound Roots & Semantic Radicals Explorer

Decode Chinese characters by their shared sound roots and see how semantic radicals split their meanings across tones.

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平

Phonetic Root (声旁 / Sound Core)HSK 2

平 (píng)

flat, level, equal, peaceful

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Tone Fan-out (平)

How this root's pronunciation drifts across the Mandarin tone spectrum:

3 Active Tones

Tone 1pēng

Tone 2píng

Tone 5

Family Characters (11)

Root: 平

平

píng

HSK 2

Phonetic Root (声旁 / Sound Core)

flat, level, equal, peaceful

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苹

píng

HSK 3

艹(plants)

apple (in compound words)

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评

píng

HSK 3

讠(speech)

to discuss, comment, criticize, judge

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坪

píng

HSK 7

土(earth)

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

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抨

pēng

HSK 7

扌(hand)

attack; impeach

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怦

pēng

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忄(heart)

(onom.) the thumping of one's heart

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泙

píng

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氵(water)

sound of water splashing

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砰

pēng

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石(stone)

(onom.) bang; thump

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評

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言(speech)

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鮃

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魚(fish)

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鲆

píng

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鱼(fish)

family of flatfish; sole

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