HSK 2 · Thinking & knowing

说明

shuō míng

to explain; explanation

Stroke order of 说明

2 characters, 17 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

说 · 9 strokes明 · 8 strokes

Memory trick

Speak (说) so things become bright (明), meaning you explain.

Parts: 说 say + 明 bright (日 sun + 月 moon)

The characters in 说明

说 shuō — to speak; to say (9 strokes)

Example sentence

老师给我们说明了意思。

The teacher explained the meaning to us.

Words with 说

说to speak; to say 说话to speak; to talk 小说novel 听说to hear (it said)比如说for example 传说legend; it is said 据说it is said

Words with 明

明天tomorrow 明年next year 明白to understand; clear 明星star; celebrity 发明to invent; invention 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: Thinking & knowing

懂to understand 懂得to understand; to know 清楚clear; to understand 听说to hear (it said)想到to think of 想起to recall; to remember 发现to discover; to find 得出to reach (a conclusion)找出to find out 讲to speak; to explain 讲话to speak; speech 打算to plan; plan 计划plan; to plan 习惯habit; to be used to

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