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文明 (wén míng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

文明 (wén míng) is a Chinese word: civilization. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 文明

名 míng noun

civilization

中国有五千年的文明历史。

Zhōng guó yǒu wǔ qiān nián de wén míng lì shǐ

China has five thousand years of civilization history.

形 xíng adjective

civilized

他的行为很文明。

tā de xíng wéi hěn wén míng

His behavior is very civilized.

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Word breakdown

文 wén — culture, refinement, literacy

明 míng — enlightenment, clarity, advancement

Structure & writing
1 文 wén — written character; script
文 is a component in 9 characters

文 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 明 míng — bright; light (opposite of "dark")
明 is a component in 2 characters

consists of

2.1 日 rì — the sun
日 is a component in 67 characters
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