说明书 (shuōmíngshū) · instruction manual
说明书 (shuōmíngshū) means “instruction manual; directions”. It is written with 3 characters: 说 (to speak) + 明 (bright) + 书 (book). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 说明书 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)
书 shū · book
What 书 is made of
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A mark made by a pen ⺺ (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
Questions about 说明书
What does 说明书 mean?
说明书 (shuōmíngshū) means “instruction manual; directions”.
How do you pronounce 说明书?
说明书 is pronounced shuōmíngshū.
Which HSK level is 说明书?
说明书 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).
Related words
- 说话shuōhuàto speak
- 比如说bǐrúshuōfor example
- 说明shuōmíngto explain
- 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
It is part of HSK 4 · Group 70: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.