míng

bright, light, brilliant; clear

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DEFINITIONS

明 míng
  • Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
  • surname Ming
  • Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
  • bright
  • opposite: dark 暗[an4]
  • (of meaning) clear
  • to understand
  • next
  • public or open
  • wise
  • generic term for a sacrifice to the gods

STROKES

明 stroke order diagram
明 stroke order animation

WORDS

招股說書 zhāo gǔ shuō míng shū prospectus
tiǎo míng to illuminate; to open up (a topic)
bǎi míng to show clearly
bǎi míng to show clearly
放着白装糊涂 fàng zhe míng bai zhuāng hú tu to pretend not to know (idiom)
放著白裝糊塗 fàng zhe míng bai zhuāng hú tu to pretend not to know (idiom)
xù míng detailed accounting
xù míng detailed accounting
敬若神 jìng ruò shén míng to hold sb in the same regard as one would a god (idiom)
文征 wén zhēng míng Wen Zhengming (1470-1559), Ming painter, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子
文徵 wén zhēng míng Wen Zhengming (1470-1559), Ming painter, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子
化 wén míng huà civilize
小史 wén míng xiǎo shǐ Short History of Civilization, late Qing novel by Li Boyuan 李伯元[Li3 Bo2 yuan2] or Li Baojia 李寶嘉|李宝嘉[Li3 Bao3 jia1] describing the turmoil after the 1900 Eight-Nation Alliance 八國聯軍|八国联军[Ba1 guo2 Lian2 jun1]
病 wén míng bìng lifestyle diseases
德 shī míng dé Shih Ming-teh (1941-), Taiwanese politician, imprisoned 1962-1977 and 1980-1990 under the Guomindang, subsequently a leader of DPP 民進黨|民进党, in 2006 led protests against Chen Shui-Bian 陳水扁|陈水扁[Chen2 Shui3 bian3]
旗幟鮮 qí zhì xiān míng to show one's colors; to have a clear-cut stand (idiom)
市 kūn míng shì Kunming, prefecture-level city and capital of Yunnan province in southwest China
湖 kūn míng hú Kunming Lake
chāng míng flourishing; thriving
人不做暗事 míng rén bù zuò àn shì The honest person does nothing underhand (idiom).; fig. Do what you want to do openly and without dissimulation.
仁 míng rén Akihito, personal name of the Heisei 平成[Ping2 cheng2] emperor of Japan (1933-), reigned 1989-2019
仁宗 míng rén zōng Ming Renzong, Temple name of fourth Ming emperor Zhu Gaochi 朱高熾|朱高炽[Zhu1 Gao1 chi4]
修栈道,暗渡陈仓 míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù chén cāng lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wei4 He2] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] of Chu); fig. to feign one thing while doing another; to cheat under cover of a diversion
修棧道,暗渡陳倉 míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù chén cāng lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wei4 He2] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] of Chu); fig. to feign one thing while doing another; to cheat under cover of a diversion
光 míng guāng Mingguang county level city in Chuzhou 滁州[Chu2 zhou1], Anhui