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明

míng

bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light

💡 Ideographic: The light of the sun 日 and moon 月
HSK 1 8 strokes Very Common (1%)
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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

日
rì
sun; day; daytime
月
yuè
moon; month
⿰日月 i

Stroke Order

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Component Tree i

rì
日
sun; day; daytime
📷 Pictographic: The sun
4 strokes HSK 2
yuè
月
moon; month
📷 Pictographic: A crescent moon
4 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 明 (394)

míngtiān
明天 ↗
HSK 1
tomorrow
míngbai
明白 ↗
HSK 3
clear / obvious / unequivocal / to understand / to realize
cōngming
聪明 ↗
HSK 3
acute (of sight and hearing) / clever / intelligent / bright / smart
zhèngmíng
证明 ↗
HSK 4
proof / certificate / identification / testimonial / CL:[[個|个<gè>]] / to prove / to testify / to confirm the truth of
shuōmíng
说明 ↗
HSK 4
to explain / to illustrate / to indicate / to show / to prove / explanation / directions / caption / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
míngxīng
明星 ↗
HSK 5
star / celebrity
guāngmíng
光明 ↗
HSK 5
light / illumination / radiance (esp. glory of Buddha etc) / fig. bright prospects / openhearted
biǎomíng
表明 ↗
HSK 5
to make clear / to make known / to state clearly / to indicate / known
wénmíng
文明 ↗
HSK 5
civilized / civilization / culture / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
tòumíng
透明 ↗
HSK 5
transparent / open (non-secretive)
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