坪 píng plain
plain; level ground
How to remember 坪: 土 earth + 平 level = plain. After the rice harvest the earth lies level for miles, and the farm kids fly kites across the golden plain.
Component breakdown
坪 = 土 earth + 平 level
- 土 earth
- 平 level
- 干 do
- 丷 horns
After the rice harvest the earth lies level for miles, and the farm kids fly kites across the golden plain.
How it is used
- Level open ground, chiefly in 草坪 (cǎopíng) - a lawn. 请勿践踏草坪 (qǐng wù jiàntà cǎopíng) keep off the grass.
- In Taiwan 坪 is also a unit of floor area (~3.3 m²).