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title: "Faming Meaning: 发明 (fāmíng) Means “invention”"
description: "发明 (traditional 發明, fāmíng) means “invention; to invent”. Hear its tones, see what 发 and 明 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/faming"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 发明 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

发明 fāmíng

## invention; to invent

## Its characters

1. 发 fā to vent
2. 明 míng bright

## In a sentence

你知道是谁发明了电话吗？ Do you know who invented the telephone?

那么，饺子是谁**发明**的？

From [饺子为什么像元宝？ · Why do Chinese dumplings look like gold ingots?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/why-chinese-dumplings-look-like-ingots#library-word-467-469)

[More about 发明](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8F%91%E6%98%8E)

## More words with 发 or 明

- [爆发 bàofā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baofa)
- [表明 biǎomíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biaoming)
- [并发症 bìngfāzhèng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingfazheng)
- [查明 chámíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chaming)
- [出发 chūfā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chufa)
- [聪明 cōngming](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/congming)
- [发表 fābiǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fabiao)
- [发病 fābìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fabing)
- [发布 fābù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fabu)
- [发出 fāchū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fachu)

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