英明
Old HSK 6
英明 (yīngmíng) · wise
英明 (yīngmíng) means “wise; brilliant”. It is written with 2 characters: 英 (petal) + 明 (bright). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 英明 is built
The characters
英 yīng · petal
What 英 is made of
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 央yāng — central
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 艹 gives the meaning, 央 gives the sound. (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
这是一个英明的决定。Zhè shì yí gè yīngmíng de juédìng.This is a wise decision.
大家都说他是一位英明的领导。Dàjiā dōu shuō tā shì yīwèi yīngmíng de lǐngdǎo.Everyone says he is a wise leader.
Questions about 英明
What does 英明 mean?
英明 (yīngmíng) means “wise; brilliant”.
How do you pronounce 英明?
英明 is pronounced yīngmíng.
Which HSK level is 英明?
英明 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 英文YīngwénEnglish (language)
- 英语YīngyǔEnglish (language)
- 英勇yīngyǒngbrave
- 英俊yīngjùnhandsome
- 英雄yīngxiónghero
- 明白míngbaito understand
- 明年míngniánnext year
- 明天míngtiāntomorrow
- 明星míngxīngstar
- 说明shuōmíngto explain
Learn 英明 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 218: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.