明
Meaning
míng ming2
- bright
- opposite: dark 暗[an4]
- (of meaning) clear
- to understand
- next
- public or open
- wise
- generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
Míng ming2
- 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
Example sentences
- I wonder if you understand.
- Akira is good at playing tennis.
- In "明", what is the character on the left? And the one on the right?
HSK words with 明 · 24 of 37
- 明天míngtiāntomorrow
- 明白míngbaiclear
- 明年míngniánnext year
- 说明shuōmíngto explain
- 明星míngxīngstar; celebrity
- 明显míngxiǎnclear
- 证明zhèngmíngproof
- 表明biǎomíngto make clear
- 明确míngquèclear-cut; definite; explicit
- 声明shēngmíngto state
- 文明wénmíngcivilized
- 发明fāmíngto invent
- 光明guāngmínglight
- 透明tòumíngtransparent
- 鲜明xiānmíngbright
- 聪明cōngmingintelligent
- 明明míngmíngobviously
- 明亮míngliàngbright
- 明日míngrìtomorrow
- 明信片míngxìnpiànpostcard
- 说明书shuōmíngshū(technical) manual
- 三明治sānmíngzhìsandwich (loanword)
- 清明节QīngmíngjiéQingming or Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day, celebration for the dead (in early April)
- 明智míngzhìsensible