Meaning of 平声
平声 means the level tone; the first tone in classical Chinese phonology. Pronounced píng shēng.
- the level tone; the first tone in classical Chinese phonology
Definitions & Examples
Zài在
gǔ古
hàn汉
yǔ语
zhōng中
，
“
tiān天
”
zì字
shǔ属
yú于
píng平
shēng声
。
In Classical Chinese, the character 天 belonged to the level tone.
Xué学
xí习
shī诗
cí词
gé格
lǜ律
xū需
yào要
liǎo了
jiě解
píng平
shēng声
hé和
zè仄
shēng声
de的
qū区
bié别
。
To study poetic meter, one needs to understand the distinction between level and oblique tones.
Zhōng中
gǔ古
yīn音
de的
píng平
shēng声
zì字
zài在
xiàn现
dài代
pǔ普
tōng通
huà话
lǐ里
fēn分
huà化
wéi为
yīn阴
píng平
hé和
yáng阳
píng平
。
Characters with the level tone in Middle Chinese phonology have split into the high-level tone and the rising tone in modern Mandarin.