水平 (shuǐpíng) — level; standard; horizontal

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水平 word · TOCFL 3 (est.)

水平＝水＋平

ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ · shuǐpíng

noun/adjective — level; standard; horizontal

字源 FORM — what the parts do

水water (水果的水)shuǐpictograph of flowing water — the liquid that seeks its own level

平flat; level; equal (平靜的平)píngdepicts a balanced scale beam — flat, even, at rest

水平，水果的水，平靜的平。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

水（水）一靜下來，就找到平（平）——換什麼容器，面都一樣高。水平，是水自己找到的那條線。

Water (水) always settles level (平) — whatever vessel it fills, the surface is the same height. 水平 is the line water finds on its own — that is why it names both 'level' and 'standard.'

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