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英明 yīngmíng

英明 yīngmíng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 英明 yīngmíng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yīngmíng | ying1 ming2
English translation
wise
brilliant

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About 英明 yīngmíng

Read some general information about the Chinese word 英明 yīngmíng .

Traditional form

英明 yīngmíng

Part of speech

Other proper nouns / 其他专名 Qítā zhuān míng
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Etymology of 英明 yīngmíng

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 英明 yīngmíng .

Yīng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. cǎo represents the meaning and yāng represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

yāng

Semantic compound

cǎo

Positional decomposition

艹央

Number of Strokes

8
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 英明 yīngmíng

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我们 wǒmen 头儿 tóu r 作出 zuò chū le 英明 yīngmíng 决定 juédìng —— ràng rén lái 农场 nóng chǎng jiē

Our man had wisely decided to be picked up at the farm.

英明 yīngmíng Decomposition

See the 5 Chinese characters that make up 英明 yīngmíng and their own compounds.

英明 yīngmíng Compounds

See all 25 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 英明 yīngmíng in their composition.

  • Yīng
    • yīng , yīng , yīng , Yīng , yīng , yīng , yīng , yīng , , , , , , , , , ,
  • Míng
    • méng
    • méng
    • wěng , , , ,
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