开明
Old HSK 6
开明 (kāimíng) · open-minded
开明 (kāimíng) means “open-minded; enlightened”. It is written with 2 characters: 开 (to open) + 明 (bright). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 开明 is built
The characters
开 kāi · to open
What 开 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 廾gǒng — two hands
Origin hint: Simplified form of 開; hands 廾 lifting the latch 一 of a door (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
我的父母很开明。Wǒ de fùmǔ hěn kāimíng.My parents are very open-minded.
他是一位开明的老师。Tā shì yí wèi kāimíng de lǎoshī.He is an open-minded teacher.
Questions about 开明
What does 开明 mean?
开明 (kāimíng) means “open-minded; enlightened”.
How do you pronounce 开明?
开明 is pronounced kāimíng.
Which HSK level is 开明?
开明 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 打开dǎkāito open
- 开车kāichēto drive
- 开会kāihuìto have a meeting
- 开玩笑kāiwánxiàoto joke
- 分开fēnkāito separate
- 开机kāijīto turn on (a phone, computer etc.)
- 开心kāixīnhappy
- 开学kāixuéschool starts
- 离开líkāito leave
- 走开zǒukāito go away
Learn 开明 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 105: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.