鲜明
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 6
鲜明 (xiānmíng) · bright (colors)
鲜明 (xiānmíng) means “bright (colors); distinct; clear-cut”. It is written with 2 characters: 鲜 (fresh) + 明 (bright). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 鲜明 is built
The characters
鲜 xiān · fresh
What 鲜 is made of
- 鱼yú — fish
- ⺈ — top shape
- 田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
- 土tǔ — earth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 羊yáng — sheep
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 丷ha — kwukyel
Origin hint: 鱼 gives the meaning, 羊 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
这张画的颜色很鲜明。Zhè zhāng huà de yánsè hěn xiānmíng.The colors of this painting are very bright.
他们两个人的特点很鲜明。Tāmen liǎng gè rén de tèdiǎn hěn xiānmíng.The two of them have very distinct traits.
Questions about 鲜明
What does 鲜明 mean?
鲜明 (xiānmíng) means “bright (colors); distinct; clear-cut”.
How do you pronounce 鲜明?
鲜明 is pronounced xiānmíng.
Which HSK level is 鲜明?
鲜明 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 海鲜hǎixiānseafood
- 鲜花xiānhuāfresh flowers
- 新鲜xīnxiānfresh
- 鲜艳xiānyànbright
- 鲜xiānfresh
- 明白míngbaito understand
- 明年míngniánnext year
- 明天míngtiāntomorrow
- 明星míngxīngstar
- 说明shuōmíngto explain
Learn 鲜明 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 92: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.