乒 meaning and stroke order
Used with pong for ping pong
How to write 乒, stroke by stroke
6 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 乒
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (onom.) ping
- bing
How 乒 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. A ball bouncing back and forth; compare 乓.
Radical: 丿 (slash), shared by 19 characters on this site.
How to remember 乒
Picture 乒 (pīng) as a little hill 丘 with a ball 丿 bouncing off the left side. Its twin 乓 (pāng) has the stroke on the right, so together they show a ball going back and forth.
乒 almost never appears alone. It is used in 乒乓 (pīngpāng), a sound word for clattering, and most often in 乒乓球 (pīngpāngqiú), table tennis. Example: 我们下午去打乒乓球。(Wǒmen xiàwǔ qù dǎ pīngpāngqiú.) We are going to play table tennis this afternoon.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 乒 and 乓. 乒 (pīng) has the extra stroke on the left and comes first, and 乓 (pāng) has it on the right and comes second. Also keep the tones level: 乒 is first tone pīng, not píng.
Common words with 乒
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
乒 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 乒
How many strokes are in 乒?
乒 is written with 6 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 乒 mean?
乒 (pīng) means used with pong for ping pong. A common word with it is 乒乓球 (pīngpāngqiú), meaning "table tennis; ping-pong".
How do you pronounce 乒?
乒 is pronounced pīng, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 乒?
The radical of 乒 is 丿, which carries the idea of "slash". Dictionaries list 乒 under this radical.
Is 乒 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 乒 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What verb do you use with 乒乓球?
Use 打 (dǎ), as in 打乒乓球 (dǎ pīngpāngqiú), to play table tennis. The same verb is used for many ball games, like 打篮球 (dǎ lánqiú), to play basketball.
Can 乒乓 describe sounds other than table tennis?
Yes. 乒乓 (pīngpāng) is a sound word for rattling or clattering noises, such as things banging or knocking together. The game was named after this bouncing sound.