平 píng flat; level; smooth
Used as component 平 in :苹 píng
Made with 5 strokes.
A picture of scales in balance - hence level
Ancient small seal form 
Sounds same
瓶 píng (bottle) ; 苹 píng (apple)Pronunciation
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Cities
平顶山 Pingdingshan, Henan四平 Siping, Jilin
南平 Nanping, Fujian
People
邓小平 Deng Xiaoping习近平 Xi Jinping