平方

平方 píng fāng ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄤ ping4 fong1 HSK 4

  • square (as in square foot, square mile, square root)

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 平 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Character breakdown

Example sentences

  • 二的平方等于四。 Two squared equals four.
  • 大概三平方英里。 It's about three square miles.
  • 工厂的面积是1000平方米。 The area of the factory is 1,000 square meters.
  • 我的老师教我负数也可以开平方根。 My teacher taught me that you can take the square root of a negative number.
  • 臺灣島的面積是三萬六千平方公里。 The Island of Taiwan's surface area is thirty-six thousand square kilometers.

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