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

WORDS

biàn míng to explain clearly; to elucidate
硬纱 tòu míng yìng shā organza (fabric)
硬紗 tòu míng yìng shā organza (fabric)
程度 tòu míng chéng dù transparency
膠 tòu míng jiāo Scotch tape
质酸 tòu míng zhì suān hyaluronic acid; hyaluronan
質酸 tòu míng zhì suān hyaluronic acid; hyaluronan
达尔罕茂安联合旗 dá ěr hǎn mào míng ān lián hé qí Darhan Muming'an united banner in Baotou 包頭|包头[Bao1 tou2], Inner Mongolia
達爾罕茂安聯合旗 dá ěr hǎn mào míng ān lián hé qí Darhan Muming'an united banner in Baotou 包頭|包头[Bao1 tou2], Inner Mongolia
郭敬 guō jìng míng Guo Jingming (1983-), Chinese young-adult fiction writer and teen pop idol
jīn míng Jinming district of Kaifeng city 開封市|开封市[Kai1 feng1 shi4], Henan
区 jīn míng qū Jinming district of Kaifeng city 開封市|开封市[Kai1 feng1 shi4], Henan
區 jīn míng qū Jinming district of Kaifeng city 開封市|开封市[Kai1 feng1 shi4], Henan
长夜难 cháng yè nán míng lit. many nights under a harsh moon; long years of oppression (idiom)
長夜難 cháng yè nán míng lit. many nights under a harsh moon; long years of oppression (idiom)
灯 cháng míng dēng altar lamp burning day and night
燈 cháng míng dēng altar lamp burning day and night
开宗义 kāi zōng míng yì to declare at the outset (idiom)
開宗義 kāi zōng míng yì to declare at the outset (idiom)
kāi míng enlightened; open-minded; enlightenment
君主 kāi míng jūn zhǔ enlightened sovereign
君主 kāi míng jūn zhǔ enlightened sovereign
chǎn míng to elucidate; to explain clearly; to expound
陈炯 chén jiǒng míng Chen Jiongming (1878-1933), a leading warlord of Guangdong faction, defeated in 1925 and fled to Hong Kong
陳炯 chén jiǒng míng Chen Jiongming (1878-1933), a leading warlord of Guangdong faction, defeated in 1925 and fled to Hong Kong