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说明 (shuō míng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 4

说明 (shuō míng) is a Chinese word: to explain. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 说明

动 dòng verb

to explain

请说明你的观点。

qǐng shuō míng nǐ de guān diǎn

Please explain your viewpoint.

名 míng noun

explanation; instruction

请仔细阅读产品说明。

qǐng zǐ xì yuè dú chǎn pǐn shuō míng

Please read the product instructions carefully.

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Word breakdown

说 shuō — to speak, to say

明 míng — clear, to clarify

Structure & writing
1 说 shuō — to express in words; to speak

说 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 讠 yán — speech/language radical
讠 is a component in 75 characters
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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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