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title: "Pinghe Meaning: 平和 (pínghé) Means “calm”"
description: "平和 (pínghé) means “calm; gentle; mild; peaceful”. Hear its tones, see what 平 and 和 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pinghe"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 平和 mean?

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平和 pínghé

## calm; gentle; mild; peaceful

## Its characters

1. 平 píng peaceful
2. 和 hé gentle

## In a sentence

她说话的语气很平和。 She speaks in a calm, gentle tone.

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## More words with 平 or 和

- [共和国 gònghéguó](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongheguo)
- [公平 gōngpíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongping)
- [和解 héjiě](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hejie)
- [和平 hépíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/heping)
- [和尚 héshang](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/heshang)
- [和谐 héxié](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hexie)
- [平安 píng’ān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pingan)
- [平常 píngcháng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pingchang)
- [平淡 píngdàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pingdan)
- [平等 píngděng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pingdeng)

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