Character data

HSK 1

FREQUENCY 121st character

RADICAL ⽇ (72.4)

STROKES 8

INDEX # 1087

明 míng

bright; (of meaning) clear; to understand

HSK 1 #121

明 míng

1. bright
2. (of meaning) clear
3. to understand
4. opposite: dark 暗àn
5. next
6. wise
7. public or open
8. Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
9. surname Ming
10. generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
11. Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝yán dì descended from Shennong 神农shén nóng Farmer God

Word	Meaning
掌上明珠 zhǎng shàng míng zhū	fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)
先见之明 xiān jiàn zhī míng	foresight
明晰 míng xī	clear; well-defined; limpid
明朝 míng cháo	Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
明朝 míng zhāo	tomorrow morning; the following morning
明火 míng huǒ	open fire; flame
来历不明 lái lì bù míng	of unknown origin
明文规定 míng wén guī dìng	expressly stipulated (in writing)
明细 míng xì	details (are as follows:); clear and detailed; definite
简明扼要 jiǎn míng è yào	brief and to the point (idiom); succinct
明儿 míng r	(coll.) tomorrow; one of these days; some day
明辨是非 míng biàn shì fēi	to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
柳暗花明 liǔ àn huā míng	light at the end of the tunnel
不明不白 bù míng bù bái	obscure; dubious; shady
严明 yán míng	strict and impartial; firm
探明 tàn míng	to ascertain; to verify
明珠 míng zhū	jewel (of great value); pearl
聪明反被聪明误 cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wù	too clever and harmed by own cleverness
来路不明 lái lù bù míng	of dubious background; unidentified origin
姚明 yáo míng	Yao Ming, famous Chinese NBA basketball star
明代 míng dài	the Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
明斯克 míng sī kè	Minsk, capital of Belarus
发明人 fā míng rén	inventor
透明度 tòu míng dù	transparency; (policy of) openness
明哲保身 míng zhé bǎo shēn	to put one's own safety before matters of principle

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