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

子 míng zi see 松明[song1 ming2]
智之举 míng zhì zhī jǔ sensible act
biāo míng to mark; to indicate
才智 cōng ming cái zhì intelligence and wisdom
威 hǎi míng wēi Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), American novelist and journalist
书 zhèng míng shū certificate
怀俄州 huái é míng zhōu Wyoming, US state
zhù míng to clearly indicate
自知之 zì zhī zhī míng knowing oneself (idiom); self-knowledge
正大光 zhèng dà guāng míng just and honorable
翰 bó míng hàn Birmingham
月 míng yuè bright moon; refers to 夜明珠, a legendary pearl that can glow in the dark; CL:輪|轮[lun2]
chǎn míng to elucidate; to explain clearly; to expound
安非他 ān fēi tā míng amphetamine (loanword)
目张胆 míng mù zhāng dǎn openly and without fear; brazenly
jiǎng míng to explain
尼阿波利斯 míng ní ā bō lì sī Minneapolis, a nameplace in the USA, notably in Minnesota
伶俐 cōng ming líng lì clever and quick-witted
镜 míng jìng Der Spiegel; mirror (as a metaphor for sth beautiful, bright and flat -- such as a lake -- or sth that provides clarity and insight)
弹 zhào míng dàn flare; star shell
不言自 bù yán zì míng self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
磊落 guāng míng lěi luò open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
tiān míng dawn; daybreak
治 míng zhì Meiji, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1868-1912) of the Meiji emperor
者 fā míng zhě inventor