评估
pínggū · HSK 5
evaluate
⚖️ 评 = speech 讠 + flat 平 (level talk); 估 = person 亻 + ancient 古 (old appraiser)
评 means to comment or judge — speech that levels things out fairly. 估 means to reckon or appraise, like an old hand sizing something up. Together: weigh and judge, i.e. estimate or evaluate.
评 — speech radical 讠 + flat 平
评 is a semantic-phonetic compound. The left side 讠 (speech) signals it relates to spoken judgment or discussion, while 平 (flat, level) provides the sound and hints at weighing things evenly. Together they convey appraising or commenting fairly.