The Chinese Radical: 平


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Meaning
flat, level    平

Explanation

Used in these characters:
HSK 1
apple, (artemisia), duckweed
píng
At top: plant 艹, below: flat, equal 平 (Here: see 平 as an image of an apple tree with big top and two apples)
This plant looks like an apple tree.  
HSK 3
equal, flat, level, calm
píng
Image of a balance
A balance is balancing until both sides are equal and flat.  
HSK 3
(particle expressing question or doubt, cf. 吗)

丿

This distorted variant of flat/even 平 (= image of a scales, here with a rounded 亅 bottom) shows the doubt of a question.  
HSK 4
criticism, to criticize, to judge, evaluate
píng
Left: word 讠/言 (sound waves out of a mouth 口), right: flat, equal level 平 (image of a scales)
Words should be balanced if they contain criticism.  
HSK 4
to breath out, to exhale, to shout, to cry

Left: mouth 口, right: particle for question 乎 (If the scales 平 with that roundness亅 at the bottom is still even, is the question 乎.)
The mouth with the question is breathing out or shouting.  
HSK 6
steelyard, beam balance, Roman balance
chèng
Left: rice plant 禾, right: flat, equal 平 (image of a scales)
Rice plants are best to be weighted with a steelyard.  
no HSK
duckweed
píng
Top: plant 艹, bottom: 泙 (water 氵, flat, equal 平)
The plant that is on the water drifting flatly is the: duckweed.  
no HSK
a plain, unit of area equal to 3.3 square meters
píng
Left: earth/ground 土, right: flat/plain 平
The ground has to be flat to measure one 'Píng'.  
no HSK
sound of crashing, thunder (onomatopoeia) "Pēng!"
pēng
Left: stone 石, right: flat, equal 平
When stones (hit each other) flatly, it causes a: crash.  
no HSK
attack, impeach
pēng
Left: hand 扌, right: flat, equal 平 (= image of a scales)
(When striking a clout/slap in the face) The hand is flat (open) at this attack.  
no HSK
impulsive
pēng
Left: feelings 忄, right: flat, equal 平 (image of a scales)
The feeling that takes you out of being well-balanced is to be: impulsive.  

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