Pronunciation

Míng

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Míng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Míng | Ming2
English translation
Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
surname Ming
Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 Yán dì [Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農
>神农 Shén nóng [Shén nóng] Farmer God
bright
opposite: dark àn [àn]
(of meaning) clear
to understand
next
public or open
wise
generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light

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About Míng

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

Míng

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

The light of the sun  and moon  yuè

Etymology of Míng

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

日月 rì yuè

Explanation

The character was originally a pictograph of the moon ( yuè ) shining through a window ( jiǒng ). Traditionally (but incorrectly) explained that the sun () and moon ( yuè ) together are bright ( Míng ).

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Example sentences using Míng

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直到 zhí dào 看到这幅 huà de 说明 shuōmíng cái lòng dǒng 意思 yìsi .

I didn't understand the drawing until I read the caption.

liú zhú suān yán de 制备 zhì bèi 说明 shuōmíng zhè 一点 yī diǎn .

The preparation of salts of thionic acids illustrates this point.

眯起眼睛 yǎnjing , kān zhāo 那些 nà xiē 色彩 sècǎi 鲜明 xiānmíng de 人影 Cóng 山上 Shān shàng Xiàng fēi jiàng .

He squinted at the brightly colored figures swooping toward him down the hill.

shì de , 明白 míngbai zhè gēn fēn ròu yǒu 什么 shénme 关系 guānxi ?

Yes, but I still don't get the tie - up with the meat.

打赌 dǎ dǔ , Míng tiān tiān qíng .

I will lay you a bet that it will be fine tomorrow.

Words with Míng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
明白 míngbai clear明白 míngbai
明天 míngtiān tomorrow明天 míngtiān
明显 míngxiǎn clear明顯
证明 zhèngmíng proof證明
说明 shuōmíng to explain說明
聪明 cōngming clever聰明
Míng bright Míng
明星 míngxīng star明星 míngxīng
明确 míngquè clear-cut明確
表明 biǎomíng to make clear表明 biǎomíng
明年 míng nián next year明年 míng nián
文明 wénmíng civilized文明 wénmíng
声明 shēngmíng to state聲明
发明 fāmíng to invent發明
明明 míngmíng obviously明明 míngmíng
三明治 sān míng zhì sandwich (loanword)三明治 sān míng zhì
光明 guāngmíng light光明 guāngmíng
不明 bù míng not clear不明 bù míng
透明 tòumíng transparent透明 tòumíng
明早 míng zǎo tomorrow明早 míng zǎo
明智 míngzhì sensible明智 míngzhì
姚明 Yáo Míng Yao Ming (1980-), retired Chinese basketball player, played for CBA Shanghai Sharks 1997-2002 and for NBA Houston Rockets 2002-2011姚明 Yáo Míng
昆明 Kūn míng Kunming prefecture-level city and capital of Yunnan province in southwest China昆明 Kūn míng
鲜明 xiānmíng bright鮮明

Míng Decomposition & Compounds

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Míng Decomposition

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Míng Compounds

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  • Míng
    • méng
    • méng
    • wěng , , , ,
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