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What 平 means in a Chinese namepíng

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平píng · B
tier B

平坦;安定;公平。

Level — and from level, settled.

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天下平 Settled, not conquered

人人亲其亲、长其长而天下平。

When everyone loves their own parents and respects their own elders, the world is at peace.

孟子 · 離婁上 · our translation
Not pacified by force: peace as what appears when people look after their own. 孟子说的「平」不是被打平,是各人把自己的亲长照顾好之后自然出现的状态。名字用「平」,取的是这个。
平正太平平之平川泰平
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Settled rather than suppressed.

「平」是安顿出来的,不是压出来的。