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
to perceive; to note clearly
open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
annals of the Ming Dynasty míng cháo (1368-1644)
annals of the Ming Dynasty míng cháo (1368-1644)
Minnesota, USA
Minnesota
Mingshan district of Benxi city běn xī shì, Liaoning
Mingshan district of Benxi city běn xī shì, Liaoning
Mingshan district of Benxi city běn xī shì, Liaoning
both covert and undercover (officers) keeping watch (idiom)
both covert and undercover (officers) keeping watch (idiom)
highest virtue; illustrious virtue
Middlebury College, private liberal arts college in Middlebury, Vermont
Middlebury College in Vermont
Middlebury (name of town in Vermont)
Middlebury (name of town in Vermont)
to demonstrate one's sincere convictions
intelligent; brilliant
Ming Chengzu, Temple name of third Ming Emperor Yongle yǒng lè
dummy (in bridge)
evident; clear; undoubted
same as mó ní jiào; Manicheism
expressly stipulated (in writing)
fig. outdated; thing of the past; dead letter