发明
Meaning
- to invent
- an invention
Measure word
个 gè
Example sentence
谁发明了电话？
Who invented the telephone?
Characters in 发明
- 发 fā to send out
- 明 míng bright, clear; the next (day or year)
发 to issue plus 明, bright or clear. Bringing something into the light, hence to invent.