发明
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
发明 (fāmíng) · to invent
发明 (fāmíng) means “to invent; invention”. It is written with 2 characters: 发 (to send) + 明 (bright). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 发明 is built
The characters
发 fā · to send
What 发 is made of
- 又yòu — (once) again
明 míng · bright
What 明 is made of
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: The light of the sun 日 and moon 月 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
纸是中国人发明的。Zhǐ shì Zhōngguórén fāmíng de.Paper was invented by the Chinese.
你知道电话是谁发明的吗？Nǐ zhīdào diànhuà shì shéi fāmíng de ma?Do you know who invented the telephone?
Questions about 发明
What does 发明 mean?
发明 (fāmíng) means “to invent; invention”.
How do you pronounce 发明?
发明 is pronounced fāmíng.
Which HSK level is 发明?
发明 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 出发chūfāto set off
- 发现fāxiànto find
- 头发tóufahair (on the head)
- 发表fābiǎoto publish
- 发出fāchūto send out
- 发达fādádeveloped
- 发动fādòngto start (an engine)
- 发生fāshēngto happen
- 发送fāsòngto send
- 发言fāyánto speak (at a meeting)
Learn 发明 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 77: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.