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
Scotch tape
Al-Amin
to ascertain; to distinguish
to decree
shining; bright
to fight openly and maneuver covertly (idiom)
sensible; reasonable; to understand the reason or reasoning
deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime
clear proof
statement
to reveal, make known
Sanming prefecture level city in Fujian
sky lantern; paper hot-air balloon
to state in writing (laws, rules etc)
fig. outdated; thing of the past; dead letter
(of prices) clearly marked; plaintext (cryptography)
alum
to be entirely different
Qingming Festival; clear and bright
simple and clear; concise
Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969), former Vietnamese leader
wise and capable; sagacious
brightly lit
(astronomy) Venus