明

míng · ming

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HSK 1TOCFL Novice 18 strokestop 34 by use on the map →

1bright

2opposite: dark 暗[an4]

3(of meaning) clear

4to understand

5next

6public or open

7wise

8generic term for a sacrifice to the gods

Etymology

ideographic · The light of the sun 日 and moon 月

Radical

日 · bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light

Composition

⿰日月

Writing

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Words with 明

明天míngtiān 明年míngnián 明白míngbai 明星míngxīng 说明shuōmíng 发明fāmíng 明显míngxiǎn 证明zhèngmíng 光明guāngmíng 明确míngquè 表明biǎomíng 声明shēngmíng 文明wénmíng 透明tòumíng 鲜明xiānmíng 聪明cōngmíng 明亮míngliàng 明明míngmíng