Peace

#he2#ping2 means "peace or peaceful". Obviously, peace is something that the world really needs right now. 和平 is quite an official word for peace, e.g., world peace. But in Chinese, to have a peaceful life, or to be peaceful, we usually use this word: 平安(píng ān, "safe and sound, or being well"). Anyway, I chose to talk about 和平 because I know that this word is very popular for tattoo symbols. Note that 和 means "and" such as Tom 和 Jack (= Tom and Jack). 平 has many meanings such as "flat, equal, normal, and peace" as listed below.

平	ping2	flat, to draw
平安	ping2 an1	safety, safely
平常	ping2 chang2	ordinary
平等	ping2 deng3	equality
平方	ping2 fang1	square as in square foot, square mile
平静	ping2 jing4	peaceful
平均	ping2 jun1	equality, average
平时	ping2 shi2	peacetime