Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

duckweed

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “ping” becomes a different word in each tone. 萍 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 萍水相逢píng shuǐ xiāng féngstrangers coming together by chance (idiom)
  • 浮萍fú píngduckweed
  • 萍蓬草píng péng cǎospatterdock (Nuphar pumilum), a type of lily

Example Sentence

池塘的水面上漂着一片浮萍。Chí táng de shuǐ miàn shàng piāo zhe yí piàn fú píng.Duckweed floats on the surface of the pond.

池塘Chí tángpooldeof水面shuǐ miànwater surfaceshàngonpiāoto floatzhe(ongoing action)onepiàndisk浮萍fú píngduckweed