评 (píng) is a Chinese character meaning “to appraise”. It is written from 讠 (speech radical) and 平 (flat; level; even), side by side, and takes 7 strokes.
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Structure
讠 + 平
Left–right structure
Structure from: 《说文解字·言部》：評，議也。从言平聲。（笔画核验：评 7 笔 = 讠 2 笔 + 平 5 笔）
Memory aid
Speech (讠) that stays level (平) — you weigh a thing evenly and say what it is worth. That is 评: to appraise, to review.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
7 strokes
In real words
- 批评pī píngto criticize; criticism评 = píngHSK 4
- 好评hǎo pínga favorable review; praise评 = píngHSK 5
Go deeper
All readings
to appraise; to comment
to appraise; to comment on; to review; to judge the merits of something
对人或事物加以判断、议论，说出好坏得失。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 批评pī píngto criticize; criticism评 = píngHSK 4
- 好评hǎo pínga favorable review; praise评 = píngHSK 5
Sound component
平 family exact
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 评 mean?
评 (píng) means to appraise; to comment on; to review; to judge the merits of something.
How do you pronounce 评?
It is pronounced píng.
What parts is 评 made of?
讠 (speech radical) and 平 (flat; level; even), side by side. The recorded source is: 《说文解字·言部》：評，議也。从言平聲。（笔画核验：评 7 笔 = 讠 2 笔 + 平 5 笔）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 评 have?
7. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 评?
言. 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 评?
Common ones are 批评 and 好评. The reading of 评 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.