評

See also: 评 and 詳

評	U+8A55, 評 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8A55

← 詔
[U+8A54]

CJK Unified Ideographs

詖 →
[U+8A56]

Translingual

Han character

評 (Kangxi radical 149, 言+5, 12 strokes, cangjie input 卜口一火十 (YRMFJ), four-corner 0164₉, composition ⿰訁平)

Derived characters

𬞖, 𬕱

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 1155, character 9
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 35383
Dae Jaweon: page 1620, character 30
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3953, character 3
Unihan data for U+8A55

Chinese

trad.		評
simp.		评

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (平) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
平	ben, beŋ
怦	*pʰreːŋ
砰	*pʰreːŋ
抨	*pʰreːŋ
閛	*pʰreːŋ
伻	*pʰreːŋ
評	beŋ, beŋs
坪	*beŋ
苹	*beŋ
枰	beŋ, beŋs
泙	*beŋ
蚲	*beŋ
胓	*beŋ
匉	*pʰreːŋ
萍	*beːŋ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *beŋ, *beŋs) : semantic 言 + phonetic 平 (OC *ben, *beŋ).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): píng (ping²)

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ping⁴

(Taishan, Wiktionary): pen³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): phìn

(Meixian, Guangdong): pin²
Eastern Min (BUC): pàng / pìng / bìng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ping²
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): phêng

(Teochew, Peng'im): pêng⁵
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶bin

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: píng
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: píng
  - Wade–Giles: pʻing²
  - Yale: píng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyng
  - Palladius: пин (pin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: ping⁴
  - Yale: pìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ping⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ping⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɪŋ²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: pen³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰen²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phìn
  - Hakka Romanization System: pin^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: pin²
  - Sinological IPA: /pʰin¹¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: pin²
  - Sinological IPA: /pʰin¹¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: pàng / pìng / bìng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰaŋ⁵³/, /pʰiŋ⁵³/, /piŋ⁵³/

Note:

pàng - vernacular;
pìng - literary;
bìng - in 評話／评话.

Puxian Min
- (Putian, Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ping²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phêng
  - Tâi-lô: phîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pheeng
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰiɪŋ²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Taipei): /pʰiɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰiɪŋ¹³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: pêng⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: phêng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰeŋ⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶bin
  - MiniDict: bin^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³bin
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /bin²³/

Middle Chinese: bjaeng, bjaengH

Rime
Character	評	評
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	並 (3)	並 (3)
Final (韻)	庚 (111)	庚 (111)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	符兵切	皮命切
Baxter	bjaeng	bjaengH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/bˠiæŋ/	/bˠiæŋ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/bᵚiaŋ/	/bᵚiaŋ^H/
Shao Rongfen	/biaŋ/	/biaŋ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/biajŋ/	/biajŋ^H/
Li Rong	/biɐŋ/	/biɐŋ^H/
Wang Li	/bĭɐŋ/	/bĭɐŋ^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/bʱi̯ɐŋ/	/bʱi̯ɐŋ^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	píng	bìng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ping⁴	bing⁶

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*beŋ/, /*beŋs/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	評	評
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	9819	9826
Phonetic component	平	平
Rime group	耕	耕
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	平	病
Old Chinese	/*beŋ/	/*beŋs/

Definitions

評

Synonyms

(to comment):

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交涉 (jiāoshè)
傾 / 倾 (king¹) (Cantonese, informal)
協商 / 协商 (xiéshāng)
協議 / 协议 (xiéyì)
口語 / 口语 (kǒuyǔ) (archaic)
商榷 (shāngquè) (chiefly in an academic context)
商討 / 商讨 (shāngtǎo)
商談 / 商谈 (shāngtán)
商議 / 商议 (shāngyì)
商量 (shāngliang)
接接 (Hokkien)
接洽 (jiēqià) (formal)
插話 / 插话 (Hokkien)
會談 / 会谈 (huìtán)
槌摃鐵 / 槌𫼱铁 (Hokkien)
比接 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
洽商 (qiàshāng)
洽談 / 洽谈 (qiàtán)
申論 / 申论 (shēnlùn)
研究 (yánjiū)
磋商 (cuōshāng) (formal)
磋議 / 磋议 (cuōyì)
磨合 (móhé) (figurative)
觸牙 / 触牙 (Hokkien)
言說 / 言说 (yánshuō) (formal)
言論 / 言论 (yánlùn)
言辭 / 言辞 (yáncí) (literary)
計謀 / 计谋 (jìmóu) (literary)
計議 / 计议 (jìyì) (literary)
計較 / 计较
討論 / 讨论 (tǎolùn)
評論 / 评论 (pínglùn)
說 / 说
說合 / 说合 (shuōhé)
說道 / 说道 (shuōdao) (colloquial)
談判 / 谈判 (tánpàn)
談論 / 谈论 (tánlùn)
謀慮 / 谋虑 (móulǜ) (literary)
議 / 议 (yì)
議論 / 议论 (yìlùn)
錦議 / 锦议 (Hokkien)
闡論 / 阐论 (chǎnlùn) (literary)

(to judge):

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下結論 / 下结论 (xià jiélùn)
判定 (pàndìng)
判斷 / 判断 (pànduàn)
判決 / 判决 (pànjué)
斬截 / 斩截 (Min Nan)
斷定 / 断定 (duàndìng)
裁 (cái) (literary, or in compounds)
裁奪 / 裁夺 (cáiduó)
裁斷 / 裁断 (cáiduàn)
裁酌 (cáizhuó) (formal)

Compounds

不予置評 / 不予置评 (bùyǔzhìpíng)
佳評如潮 / 佳评如潮
備受好評 / 备受好评
公評 / 公评 (gōngpíng)
印象批評 / 印象批评
史評 / 史评
品評 / 品评 (pǐnpíng)
問柳評花 / 问柳评花
好評 / 好评 (hǎopíng)
定評 / 定评
廣受好評 / 广受好评
影評 / 影评 (yǐngpíng)
影評家 / 影评家 (yǐngpíngjiā)
惡評 / 恶评 (èpíng)
戲評 / 戏评 (xìpíng)
批評 / 批评 (pīpíng)
揚州評話 / 扬州评话
文學批評 / 文学批评 (wénxué pīpíng)
文藝評論 / 文艺评论
時評 / 时评 (shípíng)
書評 / 书评 (shūpíng)
月旦評 / 月旦评 (yuèdànpíng)
杭州評詞 / 杭州评词
杭州評話 / 杭州评话
測評 / 测评 (cèpíng)
漫評 / 漫评
短評 / 短评 (duǎnpíng)
社評 / 社评 (shèpíng)
福州評話 / 福州评话
線上評鑑 / 线上评鉴
總評 / 总评 (zǒngpíng)
置評 / 置评 (zhìpíng)
考評 / 考评 (kǎopíng)
自我批評 / 自我批评 (zìwǒ pīpíng)
蘇州評彈 / 苏州评弹
解析批評 / 解析批评
評事 / 评事
評介 / 评介 (píngjiè)
評估 / 评估 (pínggū)
評傳 / 评传 (píngzhuàn)
評價 / 评价 (píngjià)
評分 / 评分 (píngfēn)
評判 / 评判 (píngpàn)
評判人 / 评判人
評判員 / 评判员
評劇 / 评剧 (píngjù)
評卷 / 评卷
評品 / 评品
評定 / 评定 (píngdìng)
評審 / 评审 (píngshěn)
評度 / 评度
評彈 / 评弹 (píngtán)
評戲 / 评戏
評斷 / 评断 (píngduàn)
評書 / 评书 (píngshū)
評書帖 / 评书帖
評析 / 评析
評比 / 评比 (píngbǐ)
評決 / 评决
評注 / 评注
評泊 / 评泊
評理 / 评理 (pínglǐ)
評脈 / 评脉
評薄 / 评薄
評詙 / 评詙
評話 / 评话 (pínghuà)
評說 / 评说 (píngshuō)
評語 / 评语 (píngyǔ)
評論 / 评论 (pínglùn)
評議 / 评议 (píngyì)
評議員 / 评议员
評議會 / 评议会 (píngyìhuì)
評跋 / 评跋
評述 / 评述 (píngshù)
評選 / 评选 (píngxuǎn)
評釋 / 评释
評量 / 评量 (pínglián)
評銷 / 评销
評鑑 / 评鉴 (píngjiàn)
評閱 / 评阅 (píngyuè)
評頭品足 / 评头品足
評頭評足 / 评头评足
評頭論足 / 评头论足
評騭 / 评骘
講評 / 讲评 (jiǎngpíng)
譏評 / 讥评
雜評 / 杂评
風評 / 风评 (fēngpíng)
點評 / 点评 (diǎnpíng)

References

莆田市荔城区档案馆 [Putian City Licheng District Archives], editor (2022), “评”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 178.

Japanese

Shinjitai	評
Kyūjitai ^[1]	評󠄁 評+`󠄁`^? (Adobe-Japan1)
	評󠄃 評+`󠄃`^? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji

評

(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji)

evaluate, criticise, comment

Readings

Go-on: びょう (byō)^{←びやう (byau, historical)}
Kan-on: へい (hei)
Kan’yō-on: ひょう (hyō, Jōyō)^{←ひやう (fyau, historical)}
Kun: あげつらう (agetsurau, 評う)^{←あげつらふ (ageturafu, 評ふ, historical)}、はかる (hakaru, 評る)
Nanori: ただ (tada)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
評
ひょう Grade: 5
kan'yōon

Noun

評(ひょう) • (hyō)

criticism

References

^ “評”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2024

Korean

Hanja

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

評

Wikisource

評 (eumhun 평할 평 (pyeonghal pyeong))

hanja form^? of 평 (“cruel”)

Compounds

혹평 (酷評, hokpyeong, “censure”)

Vietnamese

Han character

評: Hán Nôm readings: bình, bằng, bừng

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[1] “評”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2024

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