Chinese symbol for “clear”
明白
míng bai
clear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable; to understand; to realize
The closest CC-CEDICT match for clear is 明白 (míng bai), defined as: clear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable; to understand; to realize.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “clear”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 明显 (明顯) | míng xiǎn | clear; distinct |
| 清楚 | qīng chu | clear; distinct |
| 清 | qīng | (of water etc) clear; clean; quiet; still |
| 清晰 | qīng xī | clear; distinct |
| 朗 | lǎng | clear; bright |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 明白.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 说明 (說明) | shuō míng | to explain; to illustrate |
| 证明 (證明) | zhèng míng | proof; certificate |
| 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 |
| 白色 | bái sè | white; fig. reactionary |
| 白人 | bái rén | white man or woman; Caucasian |
| 白天 | bái tiān | daytime; during the day |
See also: Japanese symbol for “clear”.
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.
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