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

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Words containing 明

Word Meaning
Mingguang county level city in Chuzhou chú zhōu, Anhui
luminosity
lavender blue
lavender blue
(coll.) tomorrow; one of these days; some day
(coll.) tomorrow
(coll.) tomorrow
the early Ming (i.e. from second half of 14th century)
the Ming tombs (mausoleum park of the Ming emperors in Changping district of Beijing)
Bengkulu (Indonesian town on the south coast of Sumatra)
Bengkulu (Indonesian town on the south coast of Sumatra)
Bengkulu (Indonesian town on the south coast of Sumatra)
Bengkulu (Indonesian town on the south coast of Sumatra)
History of the Ming Dynasty, twenty fourth of the 24 dynastic histories èr shí sì shǐ, compiled under Zhang Tingyu zhāng tíng yù in 1739 during the Qing Dynasty, 332 scrolls
Meiwa (common name for Japanese companies or schools)
Ming Pao newspaper (Hong Kong)
Ming Pao newspaper (Hong Kong)
Tianqi Emperor, reign name of fifteenth Ming emperor Zhu Youxiao zhū yóu xiào (1605-1627), reigned 1620-1627, Temple name míng xī zōng
Tianqi Emperor of Ming China
see you tomorrow
see you tomorrow
Ming Taizu, first emperor of Ming dynasty
to be officially wed
Ming tombs in Nanjing, tomb of founding Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang zhū yuán zhāng, a World Heritage site
Temple name of fifth Ming emperor Xuande xuān dé