透 tòu
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 秀 elegant, graceful, refined
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
透明
tòumíng
transparent
Characters in this word
明 míng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 杯子很透明。 Bēizi hěn tòumíng. The cup is very transparent.
- 这是透明袋。 Zhè shì tòumíng dài. This is a clear bag.
- 水很透明。 Shuǐ hěn tòumíng. The water is very clear.
Related words
- 透 tòu through; completely
- 明白 míngbai to understand; clear
- 明年 míngnián next year
- 明天 míngtiān tomorrow
- 明星 míngxīng celebrity; star
- 说明 shuōmíng to explain; to show
- 表明 biǎomíng to show; to make clear
- 发明 fāmíng to invent; invention
- 光明 guāngmíng bright; hopeful
- 明确 míngquè clear; definite
- 明显 míngxiǎn obvious
- 声明 shēngmíng statement