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平
“flat, level”
平 (Taira) is a masculine given name from Emperor Kanmu, meaning “flat, level.” It is used in Chinese and Japanese.
Chinese and Japanese and KoreanWritten in Chinese characters script. In English: Hira.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
平 comes from Emperor Kanmu, and ultimately from Emperor Kōkō.
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平’s family of names
In Japanese usage, 平 can be written in the Roman alphabet as Hiroshi. In Japanese usage, 平 can be written in the Roman alphabet as YASUSHI. In Japanese usage, 平 can be written in the Roman alphabet as HIRA.
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Around the world
平 has relatives in 3 languages.
9 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 8
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 10
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Tairaborrowing · Spanish, English
- Phengequivalent
- Pengequivalent
- Pingequivalent
- Bingequivalent
- Phinequivalent
- 丙equivalent
- Bìnhequivalent
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People named 平
- Song PingChinese communist revolutionary and politician (1917–2026)
- Chin PengMalaysian communist, OBE (1924-2013)
- Wang PingShu Han general (died 248)201–248
- Shi Pingformer party secretary of East China Normal University1911–2024
- Chen PingHan dynasty politician250 BC–177 BC
- Jiang PingChinese Jurist (1930–2023)
- He PingChinese film director (1957–2023)
- Li PingChinese-Qatari table tennis playerborn 1986
- Zeng PingChinese ski jumperborn 2005
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