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Information of 明

Pinyin míng

Radical

日

Strokes

8 strokes

Usage

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Definition

clear / bright / to understand / next / the Ming dynasty

明 míng 1. Bright; light; opposite of "dark". 亮，与“暗”相对。 2. Clear; explicit. 清楚。 3. To understand; to comprehend. 懂得，了解。 4. Open; not hidden. 公开，不隐蔽。 5. Able to see things clearly. 能够看清事物。 6. Wise; perceptive. 睿智。 7. Vision; eyesight. 视觉，眼力。 8. Deity; refers to offerings for deities. 神灵，泛指祭神供神之物。 9. Next (specifically refers to day or year). 次（专指日或年）。 10. Name of a Chinese dynasty. 中国朝代名。 11. A surname. 姓。 Additional meanings: 1. Same as the original meaning. Opposite of "dim". 同本义。与“昏暗”相对 ([En.] brilliant; light; bright) 2. Understand; clear ([En.] plain; explicit) 明白，清楚 3. Wise; sage ([En.] perceived; sage) 圣明，明察，明智 4. Clear; obvious ([En.] clear; obvious) 明显，明确 5. Bright and beautiful ([En.] bright and beautiful). Examples: bright clothing; vibrant beauty. 明艳，鲜明 6. Clever ([En.] clever). 明慧，聪明 7. Purehearted ([En.] purehearted). 心地光明 8. Strict and impartial ([En.] strict and impartial). 严明 9. Sober and calm ([En.] sober and calm). 清明，修明 10. Brilliant; wise ([En.] brilliant; wise). 高明 11. Powerful and prosperous ([En.] powerful and prosperous). 强盛，旺盛 12. Pure (for offerings). 洁净(祭供品) 13. Immediately following in time. 次于今天或今年的 14. Frank; candid ([En.] frank; candid). 明快，爽直 Actions: 1. To illuminate ([En.] light). 照亮 2. To ignite; to light up ([En.] fire; light). 点燃，点亮 3. To understand; to comprehend ([En.] understand). 懂得，了解 4. To clarify; to express clearly ([En.] make known; expound). 阐明，表明 5. To pinpoint ([En.] pinpoint). 明确 6. To distinguish; to discern ([En.] distinguish). 分辨，区分 7. To ladle; fill ([En.] ladle; fill). 通“盛”。受 8. To ally; to form an alliance ([En.] become allies; form an alliance). 通“盟”。结盟 Nouns: 1. Pine torches ([En.] pine torches). 松明 2. Day ([En.] day). 白昼，白天 3. The world of humans; mundane world ([En.] man’s world). 人世，阳世 4. Eyes; sight ([En.] sight). 眼睛，视力 5. Deity; god ([En.] God). 神，神灵 6. Ming Dynasty ([En.] Ming Dynasty). (1368–1644, founded by Zhu Yuanzhang) 明朝 7. Fame; reputation; renown ([En.] fame; reputation; renown). 声名，名誉 8. Social status of a person ([En.] social status of a person). 名分，地位身分 9. A surname. 姓 Adverb: Openly ([En.] overt; open). 公开

明史 Míng shǐ

History of the Ming Dynasty, twenty fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Zhang Tingyu 張廷玉|张廷玉[Zhang1 Ting2 yu4] in 1739 during the Qing Dynasty, 332 scrolls

柳暗花明又一村 liǔ àn huā míng yòu yī cūn

There is a way out (for somebody). / Every cloud has a silver lining.

发明 fā míng

to invent / an invention / CL:個|个[ge4]

另请高明 lìng qǐng gāo míng

please find sb better qualified than me (idiom)

圆明园 Yuán míng yuán

Yuanmingyuan, the Old Summer Palace, destroyed by the British and French army in 1860

圣明 shèng míng

enlightened sage / brilliant master (flattering words applied to ruler)

声明 shēng míng

to state / to declare / statement / declaration / CL:項|项[xiang4],份[fen4]

明天 míng tiān

tomorrow

明媒正娶 míng méi zhèng qǔ

to be officially wed

明媚 míng mèi

bright and beautiful

崇明岛 Chóng míng Dǎo

Chongming Island

崇明 Chóng míng

Chongming island county, Shanghai

旗帜鲜明 qí zhì xiān míng

to show one's colors / to have a clear-cut stand (idiom)

明末清初 Míng mò Qīng chū

late Ming and early Qing / around the middle of the 17th century

忽明忽暗 hū míng hū àn

flicker

聪明智慧 cōng míng zhì huì

very intelligent

爱憎分明 ài zēng fēn míng

to make a clear difference between what one likes and what one hates / to have well-defined likes and dislikes

聪明才智 cōng ming cái zhì

intelligence and wisdom

简明扼要 jiǎn míng è yào

brief and to the point (idiom) / succinct

挑明 tiǎo míng

to illuminate / to open up (a topic)

探明 tàn míng

to ascertain / to verify

昆明 Kūn míng

Kunming prefecture-level city and capital of Yunnan province in southwest China

明白 míng bai

clear / obvious / unequivocal / to understand / to realize

明净 míng jìng

bright and clean / luminous

明摆着 míng bǎi zhe

evident / clear / undoubted

宽敞明亮 kuān chǎng míng liàng

bright and spacious / large and bright

文明 wén míng

civilized / civilization / culture / CL:個|个[ge4]

精神文明 jīng shén wén míng

spiritual culture

明日 míng rì

tomorrow

昆明市 Kūn míng shì

Kunming, prefecture-level city and capital of Yunnan province in southwest China