高明
Old HSK 6
高明 (gāomíng) · wise
高明 (gāomíng) means “wise; brilliant; clever”. It is written with 2 characters: 高 (high) + 明 (bright). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 高明 is built
The characters
高 gāo · high
What 高 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 冋jiōng — desert
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A tall palace (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
你的办法真高明！Nǐ de bànfǎ zhēn gāomíng!Your idea is really clever!
我们去请更高明的医生吧。Wǒmen qù qǐng gèng gāomíng de yīshēng ba.Let's go and find a better doctor.
Questions about 高明
What does 高明 mean?
高明 (gāomíng) means “wise; brilliant; clever”.
How do you pronounce 高明?
高明 is pronounced gāomíng.
Which HSK level is 高明?
高明 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 高兴gāoxìnghappy
- 高级gāojíadvanced
- 高中gāozhōngsenior high school
- 提高tígāoto raise
- 高速gāosùhigh speed
- 高速公路gāosù gōnglùexpressway
- 跳高tiàogāohigh jump
- 高潮gāocháoclimax
- 高价gāojiàhigh price
- 高尚gāoshàngnoble
Learn 高明 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 63: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.