透明
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
透明 (tòumíng) · transparent
透明 (tòumíng) means “transparent; clear”. It is written with 2 characters: 透 (through) + 明 (bright). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 透明 is built
The characters
透 tòu · through
What 透 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 秀xiù — elegant
- 禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 乃nǎi — then
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 禾hé — cereal
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 秀 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
这个杯子是透明的。Zhè ge bēizi shì tòumíng de.This cup is transparent.
湖水清得很透明。Húshuǐ qīng de hěn tòumíng.The lake water is so clear it's see-through.
Questions about 透明
What does 透明 mean?
透明 (tòumíng) means “transparent; clear”.
How do you pronounce 透明?
透明 is pronounced tòumíng.
Which HSK level is 透明?
透明 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 渗透shèntòuto seep into
- 透露tòulùto reveal
- 透tòuthrough
- 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
Learn 透明 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 31: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.