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

喻 míng yù simile
示 míng shì to state explicitly; to clearly indicate
处 míng chù clear place; out in the open
大义 shēn míng dà yì to have a high notion of one's duty; to be highly principled
能干 jīng míng néng gàn able and efficient
胡志市 hú zhì míng shì Ho Chi Minh City a.k.a. Saigon, Vietnam
yàn míng to ascertain; to identify; to verify (sb's identity etc)
尼加 duō míng ní jiā Dominica; Dominican Republic (Tw)
旗帜鲜 qí zhì xiān míng to show one's colors; to have a clear-cut stand (idiom)
察秋毫 míng chá qiū háo lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius); fig. perceptive of even the finest detail
澈 míng chè clear; limpid
细表 míng xì biǎo schedule; subsidiary ledger; a detailed list
虾 míng xiā prawn
dōng míng Dongming county in Heze 菏澤|菏泽[He2 ze2], Shandong
耳聪目 ěr cōng mù míng sharp ears and keen eyes (idiom); keen and alert; perceptive
yán míng to state clearly
diǎn míng to point out
奉若神 fèng ruò shén míng to honor sb as a God (idiom); to revere; to worship; to deify; to make a holy cow of sth; to put sb on a pedestal
弗拉戈 fú lā míng gē flamenco (loanword)
爱憎分 ài zēng fēn míng to make a clear difference between what one likes and what one hates; to have well-defined likes and dislikes
kūn míng Kunming prefecture-level city and capital of Yunnan province in southwest China
眼人 míng yǎn rén perspicacious person; sb with a discerning eye; sighted person (as opposed to blind)
胶 míng jiāo gelatin
春光媚 chūn guāng míng mèi lovely spring sunshine
圣多各 shèng duō míng gè Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic