明智
Old HSK 6
明智 (míngzhì) · wise
明智 (míngzhì) means “wise; sensible”. It is written with 2 characters: 明 (bright) + 智 (wisdom). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 明智 is built
The characters
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)
智 zhì · wisdom
What 智 is made of
- 知zhī — to know
- 矢shǐ — arrow
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 天tiān — sky
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 矢shǐ — arrow
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: Known 知 clearly 日; 知 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这是一个明智的选择。Zhè shì yí gè míngzhì de xuǎnzé.This is a wise choice.
你现在放弃是明智的。Nǐ xiànzài fàngqì shì míngzhì de.It's sensible of you to give up now.
Questions about 明智
What does 明智 mean?
明智 (míngzhì) means “wise; sensible”.
How do you pronounce 明智?
明智 is pronounced míngzhì.
Which HSK level is 明智?
明智 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 明白míngbaito understand
- 明年míngniánnext year
- 明天míngtiāntomorrow
- 明星míngxīngstar
- 说明shuōmíngto explain
- 表明biǎomíngto show
- 发明fāmíngto invent
- 光明guāngmíngbright
- 明确míngquèclear
- 明显míngxiǎnobvious
Learn 明智 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 127: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.