• 評価ひょうか — evaluation / assessment
• 書評しょひょう — book review
• 批評ひひょう — critique / criticism
• 好評こうひょう — favorable reputation
• 定評ていひょう — established reputation
• 悪評あくひょう — bad reputation

The left radical is 言 (speech), suggesting language or expression, and the right component 平 adds a sense of balance or judgment. Together, 評 expresses weighing something with words — to evaluate, comment, or critique.