píng

common
noun

Meaning of

萍 means duckweed, aquatic floating plant; surname Ping. Pronounced píng.

  • duckweed, aquatic floating plant
  • surname Ping

Character Info

Radical
Strokes13
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Shuǐ
miàn
shàng
mǎn
le
píng
cǎo
 

The water surface is covered with duckweed.

Shān
suì
fēng
piāo
 
shēn
shì
chén
píng
 

The mountains and rivers are broken, the wind blows the willow catkins; my life drifts like duckweed beaten by rain.

Chí
táng
de
píng
suí
dàng
yàng
 

The duckweed in the pond ripples with the waves.

Píng
shì
cháng
jiàn
de
shuǐ
shēng
guān
shǎng
zhí
 

Duckweed is a common aquatic ornamental plant.

zhōng
cháng
píng
piāo
dìng
de
rén
shēng
 

Ancient books often use duckweed to metaphorize a wandering and unstable life.