黎明
Old HSK 6
黎明 (límíng) · dawn
黎明 (límíng) means “dawn; daybreak”. It is written with 2 characters: 黎 (many) + 明 (bright). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 黎明 is built
The characters
黎 lí · many
What 黎 is made of
- 黍shǔ — broomcorn millet
- 禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 人rén — person
- 氺shui — structural part
- 亅 — hook
- 禾hé — cereal
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
我们在黎明前出发。Wǒmen zài límíng qián chūfā.We set off before dawn.
黎明时，天空慢慢变亮了。Límíng shí, tiānkōng mànmàn biàn liàng le.At daybreak the sky slowly grew light.
Questions about 黎明
What does 黎明 mean?
黎明 (límíng) means “dawn; daybreak”.
How do you pronounce 黎明?
黎明 is pronounced límíng.
Which HSK level is 黎明?
黎明 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 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
- 光明guāngmíngbright
- 明确míngquèclear
- 明显míngxiǎnobvious
Learn 黎明 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 114: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.