míng

bright; (of meaning) clear; to understand

HSK 1 #121

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 121st character
Radical ⽇ (72.4)
Strokes 8
Index # 1087

Definitions

明 míng
  1. 1. bright
  2. 2. (of meaning) clear
  3. 3. to understand
  4. 4. opposite: dark àn
  5. 5. next
  6. 6. wise
  7. 7. public or open
  8. 8. Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
  9. 9. surname Ming
  10. 10. generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
  11. 11. Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, yán dì descended from Shennong shén nóng Farmer God

Stroke order

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Words containing 明

Word Meaning
Chongming island county, Shanghai
Chongming island county, Shanghai
Christine Choy (1964-), Chinese-American film director
Songming county in Kunming kūn míng, Yunnan
Songming county in Kunming kūn míng, Yunnan
Songming county in Kunming kūn míng, Yunnan
Zuo Qiuming, ancient historian of Lu
daybreak; (literary) dawn; impartial and astute
the living and the dead; men and ghosts; darkness and light
to figure out how to do something
obvious; to show clearly; to make public
obvious; clear for all to see
obvious; clear for all to see
hindsight
hindsight
twilight
to be well aware
Siming district in Xiamen, Fujian
Siming District, Xiamen, Fujian
Siming District of Xiamen, Fujian
to have well-defined likes and dislikes
Wyoming, US state
Wyoming, US state
Wyoming, US state
prospectus