平面

Chinese

		flat; level; equal flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful	face; side; surface face; side; surface; aspect; top
simp. and trad. (平面)		平	面

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): píngmiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ping⁴ min^6-2
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pêng-biān / pêng-bīn / pîⁿ-bīn / pêⁿ-bīn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: píngmiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: píngmiàn
  - Wade–Giles: pʻing²-mien⁴
  - Yale: píng-myàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyngmiann
  - Palladius: пинмянь (pinmjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ³⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ping⁴ min^6-2
  - Yale: pìhng mín
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ping⁴ min^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: ping⁴ min^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɪŋ²¹ miːn²²⁻³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pêng-biān
  - Tâi-lô: pîng-biān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pengbien
  - IPA (Xiamen): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² biɛn²²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /piɪŋ¹³⁻²² biɛn²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² biɛn⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pêng-bīn
  - Tâi-lô: pîng-bīn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pengbin
  - IPA (Taipei): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ bin³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /piɪŋ²³⁻³³ bin³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pîⁿ-bīn
  - Tâi-lô: pînn-bīn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pvi'bin
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pĩ²⁴⁻²² bin⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ bin³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pĩ²⁴⁻²² bin²²/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pêⁿ-bīn
  - Tâi-lô: pênn-bīn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pve'bin
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pẽ²³⁻³³ bin³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pɛ̃¹³⁻²² bin²²/

Noun

平面

plane (level or flat surface)
print media; graphics
平面設計師／平面设计师 ― píngmiàn shèjìshī ― graphic designer

Derived terms

平面圖 / 平面图 (píngmiàntú)
平面媒體 / 平面媒体 (píngmiàn méitǐ)
平面幾何 / 平面几何 (píngmiàn jǐhé)
平面模特 (píngmiàn mótè)
平面鏡 / 平面镜 (píngmiànjìng)
橫向平面 / 横向平面 (héngxiàng píngmiàn)
海平面 (hǎipíngmiàn)
焦平面 (jiāopíngmiàn)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (平面):

→ Japanese: 平面(へいめん) (heimen)
→ Korean: 평면(平面) (pyeongmyeon)
→ Vietnamese: bình diện (平面)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
平	面
へい Grade: 3	めん Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [he̞ːmẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

平(へい)面(めん) • (heimen)

plane (level or flat surface)

Antonyms

立体(りったい) (rittai, “solid”)

Related terms

平方(へいほう) (heihō, “square”)
面積(めんせき) (menseki, “area”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
平	面

Noun

平面 • (pyeongmyeon) (hangeul 평면)

hanja form^? of 평면 (“plane”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
平	面

Noun

平面

chữ Hán form of bình diện (“aspect; scale”).