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

光市 míng guāng shì Mingguang county level city in Chuzhou 滁州[Chu2 zhou1], Anhui
光度 míng guāng dù luminosity
光蓝 míng guāng lán lavender blue
光藍 míng guāng lán lavender blue
兒 míng r (coll.) tomorrow; one of these days; some day
儿个 míng r ge (coll.) tomorrow
兒個 míng r ge (coll.) tomorrow
初 míng chū the early Ming (i.e. from second half of 14th century)
十三陵 míng shí sān líng the Ming tombs (mausoleum park of the Ming emperors in Changping district of Beijing)
古鲁 míng gǔ lǔ Bengkulu (Indonesian town on the south coast of Sumatra)
古魯 míng gǔ lǔ Bengkulu (Indonesian town on the south coast of Sumatra)
古鲁市 míng gǔ lǔ shì Bengkulu (Indonesian town on the south coast of Sumatra)
古魯市 míng gǔ lǔ shì Bengkulu (Indonesian town on the south coast of Sumatra)
史 míng shǐ History of the Ming Dynasty, twenty fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Zhang Tingyu 張廷玉|张廷玉[Zhang1 Ting2 yu4] in 1739 during the Qing Dynasty, 332 scrolls
和 míng hé Minghe, rail station in South Taiwan; Meiwa (Japanese reign name 1764-1772); Meiwa (common name for Japanese companies or schools)
报 míng bào Ming Pao newspaper (Hong Kong)
報 míng bào Ming Pao newspaper (Hong Kong)
天启 míng tiān qǐ Tianqi Emperor, reign name of fifteenth Ming emperor Zhu Youxiao 朱由校[Zhu1 You2 xiao4] (1605-1627), reigned 1620-1627, Temple name 明熹宗[Ming2 Xi1 zong1]
天啟 míng tiān qǐ Tianqi Emperor, reign name of fifteenth Ming emperor Zhu Youxiao 朱由校[Zhu1 You2 xiao4] (1605-1627), reigned 1620-1627, Temple name 明熹宗[Ming2 Xi1 zong1]
天见 míng tiān jiàn see you tomorrow; (coll., jocular) food that passes through the digestive system more or less intact (esp. enoki mushrooms)
天見 míng tiān jiàn see you tomorrow; (coll., jocular) food that passes through the digestive system more or less intact (esp. enoki mushrooms)
太祖 míng tài zǔ Ming Taizu, Temple name of first Ming emperor Hongwu 洪武[Hong2 wu3]
媒正娶 míng méi zhèng qǔ to be officially wed
孝陵 míng xiào líng Ming tombs in Nanjing, tomb of founding Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋[Zhu1 Yuan2 zhang1], a World Heritage site
宣宗 míng xuān zōng Temple name of fifth Ming emperor Xuande 宣德[Xuan1 de2]