to discuss / to comment / to criticize / to judge / to choose (by public appraisal)
评
=
平
+
讠
:
Pocahontas (pi) saw a pan (平) advertised on an advertising column (讠) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2), but she is not satisfied at all, so she leaves her comments (评) on the pan by beating the pan over the advertising column.
平
=
丷
+
干
:
Mnemonic symbol: a pan (平底锅) as it has a very flat and level surface.
Pocahontas (pi) is fighting with a crocodile (丷) just inside the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). She's throwing so many dried fruits (干) at it that it's totally flat (平) soon. She gives it a last blow striking with a frying pan (平).
flat / level / equal / to tie (make the same score) / to draw (score) / calm / peaceful / abbr. for 平聲|平声[ping2 sheng1]
平
=
丷
+
干
:
Mnemonic symbol: a pan (平底锅) as it has a very flat and level surface.
Pocahontas (pi) is fighting with a crocodile (丷) just inside the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). She's throwing so many dried fruits (干) at it that it's totally flat (平) soon. She gives it a last blow striking with a frying pan (平).
"speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) / see also 言字旁[yan2 zi4 pang2]
Mnemonic symbol: this character looks like a big "i" (like in information), and I'll represent it by an advertising column. Maud Younger (y) gives a speech (讠) standing on top of an advertising column (讠) in the anthill's kitchen (an2).
Characters with 评 as component
评
is not used as a component in another character.
lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a woman's appearance / fig. to find fault in minor details / to remark upon a person's appearance / nitpicking / overcritical / judgmental