Peace – 平和 [pyeonghwa]
Etymology
平 (평) [pyeong] – to be flat, level, plane;
和 (화) [hwa] – harmony, peace;
Fragments
Peace! The Chinese character for peace, pyeong (平) signifies the connection of two worlds, represented by its two horizontal lines. As a couple connects two worlds, they take horizontal positions relative to each other. The vertical line at the center represents true love, true life, and true lineage, which are eternal. Anything horizontal lasts for one generation, but that which is vertical lasts forever. Lineage is eternal. In addition, the Chinese character for harmony, hwa (和), starts with the character for rice, hwa (禾). Then the character for mouth (口), signifying the Word, is added to the character for rice. It means that we eat the Word physically and spiritually. It has to be through the Word that we realize the world of peace.
Cheon Seong Gyeong. Book 12. (356-172, 2001.10.14)