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鲜明

鲜明 xiānmíng

鲜明 xiānmíng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 鲜明 xiānmíng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiānmíng | xian1 ming2
English translation
bright
clear-cut
distinct

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About 鲜明 xiānmíng

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Traditional form

鮮明

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 鲜明 xiānmíng

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 鲜明 xiānmíng .

xiǎn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and Yáng represents the sound. Simplified form of xiān .

Phonetic compound

Yáng

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

鱼羊

Number of Strokes

14
Míng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

The character was originally a pictograph of the moon ( yuè ) shining through a window ( jiǒng ). Traditionally (but incorrectly) explained that the sun () and moon ( yuè ) together are bright ( Míng ).

Positional decomposition

日月 rì yuè

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 鲜明 xiānmíng

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眯起眼睛 yǎnjing , kān zhāo 那些 nà xiē 色彩 sècǎi 鲜明 xiānmíng de 人影 Cóng 山上 Shān shàng Xiàng fēi jiàng .

He squinted at the brightly colored figures swooping toward him down the hill.

色彩 sècǎi 鲜明 xiānmíng de 油漆 yóuqī 可以 kěyǐ 这个 zhè ge 地方 dìfāng lòng liàng xiē .

Some fresh paint will brighten this place up.

Hēi Bái 形成 xíngchéng 鲜明 xiānmíng de 对照 duìzhào .

Black hair is a sharp contrast to the white skin.

duì de 丛树耸立 sǒng lì zài 周围 zhōuwéi , bèi 乳白 rǔ bái de 朝霞 chèn 非常 fēicháng 鲜明 xiānmíng .

Bushes across the river stood round and bright - coloured out of a milky haze.

这些 zhè xiē Nián xiě le 几首政治 zhèngzhì 色彩鲜明 de 抒情诗 shū qíng shī

He's written a few overtly political lyrics over the years.

鲜明 xiānmíng Decomposition

See the 4 Chinese characters that make up 鲜明 xiānmíng and their own compounds.

鲜明 xiānmíng Compounds

See all 9 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 鲜明 xiānmíng in their composition.

  • xiǎn
  • Míng
    • méng
    • méng
    • wěng , , , ,
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