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
sensible act
Mincho font
Mincho font
late Ming; first half of the 17th century
late Ming and early Qing
white cane (used by the blind)
investigate openly and in secret
investigate openly and secretly
open attack is clear, hidden harm is harder
easy to avoid open attack, not secret attack
easy to guard against open attack, not hidden
easy to dodge open attack, hard to block hidden
Ming emperor Wuzong, temple name of Zhengde
Mingshui county in Suihua suí huà, Heilongjiang
Mingshui county in Suihua suí huà, Heilongjiang
Mingshui county in Suihua suí huà, Heilongjiang
the Japanese Meiji Restoration of 1868
the Japanese Meiji Restoration of 1868
bright and clean; luminous
bright and clean; luminous
the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties
(open, uncovered) water channel; canal
Mingxi county in Sanming sān míng, Fujian