坪 meaning and stroke order
Plain; level ground
How to write 坪, stroke by stroke
8 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 坪
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- a plain
- ping, unit of area equal to approx. 3.3058 square meters (used in Japan and Taiwan)
How 坪 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Earth.
土 gives the meaning and 平 hints at the sound.
Radical: 土 (soil), shared by 183 characters on this site.
How to remember 坪
坪 is 土 (earth) next to 平 (píng, flat), so picture a piece of ground that is perfectly flat. The 平 side also gives the sound píng.
坪 usually appears in compounds for flat open areas, such as 草坪 (cǎopíng, lawn) and 停机坪 (tíngjīpíng, aircraft apron). In Taiwan it is also a unit of area for homes and land, about 3.3 square meters. Example: 请不要踩草坪。(Qǐng bú yào cǎi cǎopíng.) Please keep off the grass.
Common mistake: Learners often write 平 alone when they mean 坪, for example writing 草平 instead of 草坪. Remember that ground and lawns need the 土 radical on the left.
Common words with 坪
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 草坪 | cǎopíng | lawn | HSK 7-9 |
| 停机坪 | tíngjīpíng | aircraft parking ground; apron |
坪 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 坪
How many strokes are in 坪?
坪 is written with 8 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 坪 mean?
坪 (píng) means plain; level ground. A common word with it is 草坪 (cǎopíng), meaning "lawn".
How do you pronounce 坪?
坪 is pronounced píng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 坪?
The radical of 坪 is 土, which carries the idea of "soil". Dictionaries list 坪 under this radical.
Is 坪 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 坪 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
How do people in Taiwan use 坪 when talking about apartments?
Housing ads and conversations give floor area in 坪 rather than square meters, as in 三十坪的房子 (sānshí píng de fángzi), a 30-ping apartment. One 坪 is roughly 3.3 square meters, so 30 坪 is about 99 square meters.
Is 坪 different from 平 in pronunciation?
No. Both are read píng with the second tone, because 平 is the phonetic part of 坪. You tell them apart only by context and writing.