苹 Strokes Write it Listen 苹 píng apple; duckweed, Artemisia HSK 3 8 strokes Radical 艹 Sound + meaning 1 word Built from艹meaningcǎograss, weed, plant, herb平soundpíngflat, level, even; peaceful How it works艹 hints at the meaning (plant), and 平 píng hints at the sound.