发明
fāmíng
invention; to invent
Every meaning
fāmíng
- to invent
- invention
In the Library
那么，饺子是谁发明的？
饺子为什么像元宝？ · Why do Chinese dumplings look like gold ingots? · HSK 5
可是，刘安真的发明了豆腐吗？
那么，纸是谁发明的呢？
纸是蔡伦发明的吗？ · Who invented paper? Cai Lun and the older paper · HSK 5
Its characters
- 发fāto send; to issue
- 明míngbright; light
Words with 发
Words with 明
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).