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

胶 tòu míng jiāo Scotch tape
ā míng Al-Amin
pàn míng to distinguish; to ascertain
令 míng lìng to decree
晃晃 míng huǎng huǎng shining; bright
争暗斗 míng zhēng àn dòu to fight openly and maneuver covertly (idiom)
理 míng lǐ sensible; reasonable; an obvious reason, truth or fact; to understand the reason or reasoning
知故犯 míng zhī gù fàn deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime
证 míng zhèng clear proof
书 shēng míng shū statement
其妙 mò míng qí miào variant of 莫名其妙[mo4 ming2 qi2 miao4]
xiǎn míng to reveal, make known
sān míng Sanming prefecture level city in Fujian
灯 kǒng míng dēng sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals)
文 míng wén to state in writing (laws, rules etc)
日黄花 míng rì huáng huā lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom); fig. outdated; thing of the past; dead letter
码 míng mǎ non-secret code (such as Morse code, Chinese telegraph code, ASCII etc); plaintext (cryptography); (of prices) clearly marked
矾 míng fán alum
泾渭分 jīng wèi fēn míng as rivers Jing and Wei separate clearly (idiom); to be entirely different
qīng míng Qingming or Pure Brightness, 5th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气[er4 shi2 si4 jie2 qi5] 5th-19th April; Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day (in early April); clear and bright; sober and calm; (of a government or administration) well ordered
jiǎn míng simple and clear; concise
胡志 hú zhì míng Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969), former Vietnamese leader; see also 胡志明市[Hu2 Zhi4 ming2 Shi4]
xián míng wise and capable; sagacious
tōng míng brightly lit
星 qǐ míng xīng (astronomy) Venus