HSK 2 · Right & real

公平

gōng píng

fair

Stroke order of 公平

2 characters, 9 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

公 · 4 strokes平 · 5 strokes

Memory trick

Public (公) and level (平): fair.

Parts: 公 public + 平 flat

The characters in 公平

平 píng — flat; level (5 strokes)

Example sentence

这样做不公平。

It's not fair to do it this way.

Words with 公

公共汽车bus 公交车bus 公路highway; road 公园park 办公室office 公司company 公斤kilogram 公里kilometre 公民citizen 公务员civil servant 高速公路expressway; highway 公共public 公开open; to make public 公布to announce

Words with 平

平安safe and sound 平常usually; ordinary 平时usually; normally 水平level; standard 一路平安have a safe trip 平flat; level 平等equal; equality 和平peace; peaceful

More words: Right & real

正确correct 准确accurate 真正real; genuine 实际actual; reality 实在really; honestly 完全completely 正好just right; happen to 正是exactly; precisely 直接direct; directly 主要main; mainly 平等equal; equality 自由freedom; free 顺利smooth; successful 不太not very

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