# 評

| 評 | U+8A55, &#35413; 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 0164$_9$, 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
### Glyph origin

| | 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 (ping$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄥˊ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ping$^4$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): pen$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): phìn
    (Meixian, Guangdong): pin$^2$
* Eastern Min (BUC): pàng / pìng / bìng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ping$^2$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): phêng
    (Teochew, Peng'im): pêng$^5$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$bin
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: píng
*** Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: píng
*** Wade–Giles: pʻing$^2$
*** Yale: píng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyng
*** Palladius: пин (pin)
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰiŋ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ping$^4$
*** Yale: pìhng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ping$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ping$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰɪŋ²¹/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: pen$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰen²²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phìn
*** Hakka Romanization System: pin$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: pin$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰin¹¹/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: pin$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰin¹¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: pàng / pìng / bìng
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰaŋ⁵³/, /pʰiŋ⁵³/, /piŋ⁵³/
* pàng - vernacular;
* pìng - literary;
* bìng - in 評話／评话.
* 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$^H$/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /bʱi̯ɐŋ/ | /bʱi̯ɐŋ$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | píng | bìng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | ping$^4$ | bing$^6$ |
* 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
* to comment on; to discuss; to debate
* (law, business) to judge; to appraise
* comment; commentary; appraisal

#### Synonyms

* (to comment):
* 交涉 (jiāoshè)
* 傾／倾 (king$^1$) (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):
* 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
* 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 | 評󠄁 評+&#xE0101; (Adobe-Japan1) |
| Kyūjitai | 評󠄃 評+&#xE0103; (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho) |
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### Kanji

(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji)
* evaluate, criticise, comment

#### Readings

* Go-on: びょう (byō)
* Kan-on: へい (hei)
* Kan’yō-on: ひょう (hyō, Jōyō)
* Kun: あげつらう (agetsurau, 評う)、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]‎ (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2024

## Korean
### Hanja

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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