Chinese

文明

wénmíng
civilization (Classifier: 個／个 m)
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 7

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Lineage

  • characterChinese文 “original form of 紋／纹 (wén, “mark, pattern, design, tattoo, decoration”)”
  • characterChinese明 “bright; light; brilliant”
    • ideaChinese日 “Sun”
    • componentChinese囧 “patterned window; a clear and bright window; shining, brightness”
    • componentChinese目 “eye (Classifier: 雙／双 mn-t)”
    • componentChinese田 “farmland (Classifier: 塊／块 m c)”
    • ideaChinese月 “moon (Classifier: 輪／轮 m)”

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