乎 píng
particle
: interrogative or exclamatory final particle (classical particle similar to 於) in; at; from; because; than; (classical final particle similar to 嗎, 吧, 呢, expressing question, doubt or astonishment)
Kun Reading
none applicable
On Reading
こ ko
幾[几]乎 ji1hu1: almost; nearly; practically
似乎 si4hu1: apparently; to seem; to appear; as if; seemingly
合乎 he2hu1: to accord with; conforming to
介乎 jie4hu1: to lie between
出乎 chu1hu1: due to; to stem from; to go beyond (also fig. beyond reason, expectations etc); to go against (expectations)
Japanese onomatopoeia
凝乎と | じっと jiitto
: (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (kana only) motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still
: (kana only) fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think)
: (kana only) patiently (endure); stoically
: (kana only) firmly (e.g. hold); restrained
Chinese idiom
卓乎不群 zhuo2 hu1 bu4 qun2
: standing out from the common crowd; outstanding; preeminent
微乎其微 wei1 hu1 qi2 wei1
: a tiny bit; very little; next to nothing
出乎意外 chu1 hu1 yi4 wai4
: beyond expectation; unexpected
滿不在乎 man3 bu4 zai4 hu5
: not in the least concerned; reckless; couldn’t give a damn about it; unperturbed; couldn’t care less; harum scarum
好學近乎知，力行近乎仁，知恥近乎勇 [好学近乎知，力行近乎仁，知耻近乎勇]
hao4 xue2 jin4 hu5 zhi1 , li4 xing2 jin4 hu5 ren2 , zhi1 chi3 jin4 hu5 yong3
: to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius)
none applicable
Look-alike:
平 ping2: to weigh; even, calm, level, flat
flat; level; equal; to tie (make the same score); to draw (score); calm; peaceful
[kun: たいら taira; ひら hira; ならし narashi, ならす narasu, ひらに hirani, ひらたい hiratai.
on: へい hei, びょう byou]
Examples:
怜悯常近乎于爱。
lian2min3 chang2 jin4 hu1 yu2 ai4.
Pity is often akin to love.
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
