Pronunciation

Characters pronounced ping.

9 name characters share this pronunciation across tones. Pinyin alone does not identify a character; choose the Hanzi you want.

All 9 characters are listed below. Each links to its own page with meaning, structure, and names that use it.

凭 píng lean on, depend on, rely on 坪 píng level ground; Japanese measure 屏 píng classic folding screen, shield 平 píng warm · calm flat, level, even; peaceful 瓶 píng jug, pitcher, vase, jar, bottle 苹 píng artistic artemisia; duckweed; apple 萍 píng duckweed; wandering, traveling 评 píng appraise, criticize, evaluate 乒 pīng (used with 乓) “ping” of “ping pong”

Why several characters share one pinyin

Mandarin has many homophones. Tone narrows the sound, but different characters can still share the same syllable and tone. The Hanzi is the identity; the pinyin is only the sound.

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