坪 (píng) is a Chinese character meaning “level ground”. It is written from 土 (earth; soil) and 平 (flat; level; even), side by side, and takes 8 strokes.
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Structure
土 + 平
Left–right structure
Structure from: 现代字形拆分，以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：8 画 = 土 3 画 + 平 5 画；部首取康熙 32 土部；声符判断只依据实测现代读音（平 píng / 坪 píng 声母、韵母、声调全同）
Memory aid
Earth (土) that has been made level (平): a flat open patch of ground. Both parts really are in this character.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
8 strokes
In real words
- 草坪cǎo pínglawn; grass field坪 = píng
- 停机坪tíng jī píngairport apron; tarmac坪 = píng
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All readings
level ground
level ground; a flat open area; (in place names) a flat patch of land among hills
平坦的场地；也用于地名，指山间的平地。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 草坪cǎo pínglawn; grass field坪 = píng
- 停机坪tíng jī píngairport apron; tarmac坪 = píng
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Questions people ask about this character
What does 坪 mean?
坪 (píng) means level ground; a flat open area; (in place names) a flat patch of land among hills.
How do you pronounce 坪?
It is pronounced píng.
What parts is 坪 made of?
土 (earth; soil) and 平 (flat; level; even), side by side. The recorded source is: 现代字形拆分，以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：8 画 = 土 3 画 + 平 5 画；部首取康熙 32 土部；声符判断只依据实测现代读音（平 píng / 坪 píng 声母、韵母、声调全同）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 坪 have?
8. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 坪?
土. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 坪?
Common ones are 草坪 and 停机坪. The reading of 坪 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.