明 — Chinese character
明
míng
bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
- Pinyin
- míng
- Radical
- 72 ⽇ (Sun)
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- 日 月
- Formation
- ideographic — The light of the sun 日 and moon 月
- Japanese
- 明 as a kanji
Common words with 明
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 说明 (說明) | shuō míng | to explain; to illustrate |
| 证明 (證明) | zhèng míng | proof; certificate |
| 明白 | míng bai | clear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable |
| 明显 (明顯) | míng xiǎn | clear; distinct |
| 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow |
| 明确 (明確) | míng què | clear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite |
| 文明 | wén míng | civilized; civilization |
| 声明 (聲明) | shēng míng | to state; to declare |
| 明星 | míng xīng | star; celebrity |
| 表明 | biǎo míng | to make clear; to make known |
| 发明 (發明) | fā míng | to invent; an invention |
| 聪明 (聰明) | cōng ming | intelligent; clever; bright; acute (of sight and hearing) |
English words written with 明
明 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 12 · Analects 11 · Art of War 8 · I Ching 8 · Mencius 26 · Zhuangzi 123 · Great Learning 8 · Doctrine of the Mean 24
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 10
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 16
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 22
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 24
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 27
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 33
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 36
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 41
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