Meaning and history
Ping is a Chinese given name used for more than one gender, and its meaning depends on the character and tone. Common characters include 平, “level,” “peaceful,” or “calm,” 萍, “duckweed,” and 苹 or 蘋, “apple,” among others. The same romanization can therefore represent unrelated meanings. Notable bearers include Chinese table tennis player Li Ping and writer Wang Ping, though in Chinese name order Ping may be the given name. Original characters are essential.