明 (Míng): meaning and stroke order
明 (Míng) means Ming Dynasty (1368–1644), surname Ming.
明
- Simplified
- 明
- Traditional
- 明 (same form)
- Pinyin
- Míng
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Stroke order of 明
明
- Míng Ming Dynasty (1368–1644); surname Ming
- míng bright; opposite: dark 暗[an4]
- 8 strokes
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Meaning of 明
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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
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míng
- bright
- opposite: dark 暗[an4]
- (of meaning) clear
- to understand
- next
- public or open
- wise
- generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
Radical and structure
- 明
- Radical 日 (Kangxi radical 72) · 8 strokes · 日 on the left, 月 on the right
Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.
Words with 明
- 明天 míng tiān tomorrow
- 明白 míng bai clear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable
- 高明 gāo míng brilliant; superior; wise
- 明年 míng nián next year
- 清明 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)
- 说明 shuō míng to explain; to illustrate
- 明朝 Míng cháo Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
- 明显 míng xiǎn clear; distinct
- 聪明 cōng ming intelligent; clever; bright; acute (of sight and hearing)
- 明明 míng míng obviously; plainly
- 发明 fā míng to invent; an invention
- 证明 zhèng míng proof; certificate
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).