The meaning of the word Ping in the name is: soft, natural and kind.
1. The definition of duckweed
1. Duckweed.
2. Azolla, an aquatic fern. That is, the river is red. Floating on the water, the leaves are green and turn red in autumn. Whole grass can be used as feed for fish and livestock, and also as green manure.
second, etymological explanation
pictophonetic characters. From Miao, from Ju, it means that Ping is a herb floating in water; Pingsheng and Pingping are grass plants that float horizontally on the water. The original meaning is duckweed, the name of the plant.
III. Group words
Duckweed, Pingtrace, Lvping, Kuping, Pingfu, etc.
IV. Evolution of glyph (as shown in the figure)
Extended information:
First, duckweed? [ fú píng ]?
panicum miliaceum, floating on the water, has flat, oval or obovate leaves, fibrous roots under the leaves and white flowers. Whole grass is used as medicine.
second, ping trace [pí ng z not ng]?
Wandering like duckweed.
3. Lu Ping [lǜ píng]?
The plant name, also known as Manjianghong, is small, floating on the water, green in spring and reddish brown in summer. It can be used as feed for fish and livestock, fertilizer for paddy fields and medicine.
4. Kuping [kū píng]?
withered duckweed.
v. Pingfu [píng fú]?
still drifting.