明 míng — bright; brilliant; light; clear; evident; open; luminous; shining
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Basic definition
adjective
Detailed explanation
adjective
- (会意。甲骨文以“日、月”发光表示明亮。小篆从月囧( jiǒng),从月,取月之光;从囧,取窗牖之明亮。本义:明亮,清晰明亮)
- brilliant;light;bright e.g 明星明珠明明明晃晃 明丢丢 · 明晦 · 明彩
- plain;explicit e.g 明言 明切 · 明悉 · 明标着册历
- perceived;sage e.g 明后 · 明主 · 明上 · 明王 · 明公
- clear;obvious e.g 明分 · 明刑 · 明效
- bright and beautiful
- clever e.g 明明 明秀 · 明果 · 明俊
- purehearted e.g 明人
- strict and impartial e.g 明刑 · 明法 · 明辟
- sober and calm e.g 明代 明制 · 明治 · 明政
- brilliant;wise e.g 明哲 明见万里
- powerful and prosperous e.g 明昌 · 明盛
- pure e.g 明水 · 明衣 · 明酌
- immediately following in time e.g 明月 明旦 · 明岁 · 明当 · 明后
- frank;candid e.g 明朗 明坦 · 明烈
verb
noun
- pine torches e.g 明子
- day e.g 明夜
- man's world e.g 明幽 · 明晦
- sight e.g 不用明焉 · 明杖
- God e.g 明衣 · 明祀 · 明宫
- Ming Dynasty e.g 明人
- fame;reputation;renown
- social status of a person
- 姓
adverb
- overt;open e.g 明正 · 明升暗降 · 明伙
Related words
- 说明 to explain; to show; to prove; explanation
- 证明 to prove; proof; certificate; to confirm
- 明显 obvious; clear; evident; distinct
- 文明 civilization; cultured; civilized
- 明白 clear; to understand
- 明确 clear-cut/definite/explicit/to clarify/to specify/to make definite
- 表明 to make clear/to make known/to state clearly/to indicate/known
- 明天 tomorrow; next day
- 声明 statement; declaration; communiqué
- 精神文明 spiritual civilization; cultural and ideological progress
- 明年 next year
- 鲜明 bright; vivid; distinct
- 发明 to invent; to devise
- 光明 light; radiance; (fig.) bright (prospects etc); openhearted
- 聪明 intelligent; clever; bright; smart
- 昆明 Kunming (city in Yunnan); Kunming
- 透明 transparent; clear; see-through; translucent; open; transparent to scrutiny
- 明星 star; celebrity; famous person
- 分明 clear and distinct; obvious
- 明亮 bright; well-lit