HSK 3 · Science & Technology

发明

fā míng

to invent; invention

Stroke order of 发明

2 characters, 13 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

发 · 5 strokes明 · 8 strokes

Memory trick

Send out 发 a bright 明 sun and moon: something new.

Parts: 发 emit + 明 bright (日 sun + 月 moon)

The characters in 发明

发 fā — to send; to issue (5 strokes)

Example sentence

谁发明了纸？

Who invented paper?

Words with 发

头发hair 出发to set off 发现to discover; to find 发to send; to issue 发言to make a speech; statement 沙发sofa 理发to get a haircut 发出to send out; to give off 发表to publish 发送to send 发展to develop; development 发达developed 发动to start; to launch 开发to develop 发生to happen 发烧to have a fever

Words with 明

明天tomorrow 明年next year 明白to understand; clear 明星star; celebrity 说明to explain; explanation 光明bright; light 文明civilization; civilized 明确clear; to clarify 明显obvious 表明to show; to make clear 声明statement; to declare 证明to prove; proof 聪明clever; smart

More words: Science & Technology

科技science and technology 技术technology; technique 实验experiment 实验室laboratory 试验test; to test 创新innovation; to innovate 机器machine 设备equipment 工具tool 功能function 人工artificial; manual 自动automatic 互联网internet 输入to input; to import 显示to show; to display 安装to install

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