• 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 nuance of balance or judgment. Together, 評 reflects the act of weighing something with words — evaluating, commenting, or critiquing.

先生せんせいは 学生がくせいの 作文さくぶんを 評価ひょうかした。
The teacher evaluated the students' essays.

この映画えいがは 批評家ひひょうかから 高たかい評価ひょうかを 受うけている。
This movie has received high praise from critics.

The on-yomi ヒョウ is used in almost all compound words. The kun-yomi reading is rarely used in modern Japanese. It is typically encountered in academic, business, or media contexts.