Chinese symbol for “explicit”
明确
míng què
Traditional: 明確
clear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite
The closest CC-CEDICT match for explicit is 明确 (míng què), defined as: clear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “explicit”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 明确.
| 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 |
| 确定 (確定) | què dìng | definite; certain |
| 确实 (確實) | què shí | indeed; really |
| 正确 (正確) | zhèng què | correct; sound; right; proper |
See also: Japanese symbol for “explicit”.
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.