Míng

bright; light; clear

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1Stroke Order Animation

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2Readings & Meanings

  • MíngMing Dynasty (1368-1644); surname Ming; Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God
  • míngbright; opposite: dark 暗[àn]; (of meaning) clear

3Structure

Left-right structure左右结构

is built from 2 parts.

4Common Words with

明净míng jìng

bright and clean; luminous

明星míng xīng

star; celebrity

说明shuō míng

to explain; to illustrate

聪明cōng míng

clever; intelligent

明知míng zhī

to know perfectly well

文明wén míng

civilization; civilized

5Example Sentences

明天我有空。

míng tiān wǒ yǒu kōng。

I am free tomorrow.

你明白我的意思吗?

nǐ míng bái wǒ de yì sī ma?

Do you understand what I mean?

Other Characters Pronounced “ming”