How to write 萍

萍 [píng] 名词 【本义】: 浮萍 1. A type of annual aquatic plant that floats on the water's surface, with flat leaves that are green on the top and purple-red on the bottom. The plant has fibrous roots growing beneath the leaves and produces white flowers. It is called "浮萍" (floating duckweed), also known as "青萍" (green duckweed) and "紫萍" (purple duckweed), often used to symbolize an uncertain life or travels. English: A type of annual herbaceous plant that floats on the surface of the water, with flat leaves that are green on the top and purple-red on the underside, producing white flowers. It is referred to as "floating duckweed," and is often used to metaphorically describe an uncertain lifestyle or wandering. - Examples of usage: - 萍泊 (The temporary gathering that is uncertain) - 萍踪 (Transient traces) - 萍水相逢 (Fated encounters). 2. [引] Citation 1: "说文": 萍, 苹也. 水草也。 English: "Shuō Wén": "Ping, is also known as 'Ping'. It is a type of water grass." Citation 2: "礼记·月令": 蓱始生. 注: “蓱, 萍也. 其大者曰蘋。” English: "Lǐ Jì - Yuè Lìng": "The water plant begins to grow. Note: '蓱' refers to 'Ping'. The larger ones are called 'Peng'." Citation 3: Song - Wen Tianxiang "过零丁洋": "The shattered mountains and rivers are like floating cotton in the wind; my life is as uncertain as duckweed in the rain." English: "The mountains and rivers are fragmented like cotton drifting in the wind; my fate is as turbulent as duckweed buffeted by rain." 3. [例] Examples: - 萍合 (The fleeting unity that is unstable, used to metaphorically describe temporary gatherings) - 萍浮 (Duckweed drifting on the surface of the water; metaphorically indicating a person’s wandering and uncertain trajectory) - 萍飘梗泛 (Wandering traces that are unstable) - 萍迹 (Metaphor for a person who drifts about, with an undetermined path) - 萍流 (Drifting). English: - Example phrases like: - "The temporary gathering that is unstable, metaphorically meaning a fleeting encounter." - "Wandering along, indicating a person’s uncertain path."