声明
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 6
声明 (shēngmíng) · statement
声明 (shēngmíng) means “statement; to declare”. It is written with 2 characters: 声 (sound, voice) + 明 (bright). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 声明 is built
The characters
声 shēng · sound, voice
What 声 is made of
- 士shì — scholar
Origin hint: Simplified form of 聲; see that character for the etymology (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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
公司发了一个声明。Gōngsī fā le yī ge shēngmíng.The company issued a statement.
他声明自己不知道这件事。Tā shēngmíng zìjǐ bù zhīdào zhè jiàn shì.He declared that he knew nothing about this.
Questions about 声明
What does 声明 mean?
声明 (shēngmíng) means “statement; to declare”.
How do you pronounce 声明?
声明 is pronounced shēngmíng.
Which HSK level is 声明?
声明 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 大声dàshēngloudly
- 声音shēngyīnsound
- 小声xiǎoshēngin a low voice
- 歌声gēshēngsinging
- 声调shēngdiàotone (of a syllable)
- 声势shēngshìmomentum
- 声誉shēngyùreputation
- 相声xiàngshengcrosstalk
- 鸦雀无声yāquèwúshēngtotal silence
- 声shēngsound, voice
Learn 声明 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 47: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.