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开明 kāimíng

开明 kāimíng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 开明 kāimíng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
kāimíng | kai1 ming2
English translation
enlightened
open-minded
enlightenment

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Traditional form

開明

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 开明 kāimíng

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kāi

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of kāi . Pictograph of two hands opening the bolt on a door. The traditional component mén was removed for simplification.

Positional decomposition

一廾

Number of Strokes

4
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 开明 kāimíng

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开明 kāimíng 集团 jítuán 投票 tóupiào 赞成 zànchéng zēng shuì .

The Liberal Bloc voted for the tax increase.

什么 shénme shì dōu 可以 kěyǐ gēn Tán ,思想 sīxiǎng hěn 开明 kāimíng .

You can talk to her about anythingshe's very open - minded.

现在 xiànzài 医务人员 yī wù rén yuán de 态度 tàidu 开明 kāimíng duō le

The attitude of the medical profession is very much more liberal now.

人们 rén men 称赞 chēngzàn de 热情 rèqíng 开明 kāimíng

He was praised for his enthusiasm and his open-mindedness.

聚会 jùhuì 吸引 xīyǐn le 一群南部 nán bù de 年轻 niánqīng 开明人士

The party has attracted a clutch of young southern liberals.

开明 kāimíng Decomposition

See the 4 Chinese characters that make up 开明 kāimíng and their own compounds.

开明 kāimíng Compounds

See all 75 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 开明 kāimíng in their composition.

  • kāi
    • bìng
      • bīng
        • bǐng , píng , , , ,
      • píng
        • píng
      • bǐng , píng , pīn , bèng , pīn , pián , píng , bīng , bǐng , 軿 píng , bǐng , pián , bìng , , , , , , , pēng , , , , , , , , , , , bǐng , pián , 骿, ,
    • yán
      • yán
    • Xíng
      • xíng , xíng , xíng , , jīng , xíng
    • kāi
    • xíng , yán , jīng , xíng , qiān , qiān , , qiān , jiān , jiǎn , xíng , , , , , , , yán
  • Míng
    • méng
    • méng
    • wěng , , , ,
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