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Etymology data from Wiktionary via Wiktextract (CC BY-SA 4.0). Chinese character data from the 說文解字, the Taiwan MOE 國語辭典簡編本 (CC BY-ND 3.0 TW) and HSK/TOCFL lists.

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Chinese

透明

/tʰoʊ̯⁵¹ miŋ³⁵/
transparent (allowing light to pass through)
  • HSK 4
  • TOCFL 7

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Lineage

  • characterChinese透 “to penetrate; to pass through”
    • meaningChinese辵 “to walk for a while and be still for a while”
      • ideaChinese彳 “to walk slowly”
      • ideaChinese止 “foot”
    • soundChinese秀 “to shoot out into ears; earing; ear”
      • ideaChinese禾 “grain; cereal”
      • ideaChinese引 “to pull; to draw (a bow)”
        • ideaChinese弓 “bow (weapon) (Classifier: 張／张)”
        • ideaChinese丿 “left-falling stroke, usually read as 撇”
      • componentChinese乃 “you, your”
  • 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)”

Meanings

adj
  1. transparent (allowing light to pass through)
  2. transparent (open to public scrutiny)

國語辭典 definitions

  1. 光線可以穿過，通澈明亮。 例：房間採用透明玻璃窗，可以清楚的看到窗外的景色。

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Sources

  • HSK / TOCFL word lists — Facts (levels)
  • 教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
  • Written form — n/a
  • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0