Chinese symbol for “bright”
明
míng
bright; opposite: dark 暗 (àn); (of meaning) clear; to understand
The closest CC-CEDICT match for bright is 明 (míng), defined as: bright; opposite: dark 暗 (àn); (of meaning) clear; to understand; next; public or open.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “bright”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 心灵 (心靈) | xīn líng | bright; smart |
| 爽 | shuǎng | bright; clear |
| 亮 | liàng | bright; light; to shine; to flash |
| 鲜明 (鮮明) | xiān míng | (of colors) bright; fresh and clear; clear-cut; distinct |
| 明亮 | míng liàng | bright; shining |
Related words
Other words that share a character 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “bright”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.