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
prospectus
to open up (a topic); to illuminate
to show clearly
to show clearly
to pretend not to know (idiom)
to pretend not to know (idiom)
detailed accounting
detailed accounting
to hold sb in the same regard as one would a god (idiom)
Wen Zhengming, Ming painter and calligrapher
Wen Zhengming, Ming dynasty painter
civilize
Short History of Civilization, Qing novel
lifestyle diseases
Shih Ming-teh (1941-), Taiwanese politician, imprisoned 1962-1977 and 1980-1990 under the Guomindang, subsequently a leader of DPP mín jìn dǎng, in 2006 led protests against Chen Shui-Bian chén shuǐ biǎn
to have a clear-cut stand (idiom); to show one's colors
Kunming, prefecture-level city and capital of Yunnan province in southwest China
Kunming Lake
flourishing; thriving
The honest person does nothing underhand (idiom).
Akihito, former emperor of Japan
Ming Renzong, Temple name of fourth Ming emperor Zhu Gaochi zhū gāo chì
fig. to feign one thing while doing another
fig. to feign one thing while doing another
Mingguang county level city in Chuzhou chú zhōu, Anhui