说明
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 4
说明 (shuōmíng) · to explain
说明 (shuōmíng) means “to explain; to show; explanation”. It is written with 2 characters: 说 (to speak) + 明 (bright). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 说明 is built
The characters
说 shuō · to speak
What 说 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 兑duì — cash
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 兄xiōng — elder brother
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 儿ér — child
- 丷ha — kwukyel
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 兑 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
请说明一下你的意思。Qǐng shuōmíng yīxià nǐ de yìsi.Please explain what you mean.
这说明他不想来。Zhè shuōmíng tā bù xiǎng lái.This shows that he doesn't want to come.
Questions about 说明
What does 说明 mean?
说明 (shuōmíng) means “to explain; to show; explanation”.
How do you pronounce 说明?
说明 is pronounced shuōmíng.
Which HSK level is 说明?
说明 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 说话shuōhuàto speak
- 比如说bǐrúshuōfor example
- 听说tīngshuōto hear
- 小说xiǎoshuōnovel
- 传说chuánshuōlegend
- 据说jùshuōit is said that
- 说不定shuōbudìngmaybe
- 说服shuōfúto persuade
- 一般来说yībān lái shuōgenerally speaking
- 胡说húshuōto talk nonsense
Learn 说明 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 37: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.