明 míng

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

HSK 1 8 strokes Radical 日 Ideograph 34 words

Built from

日rìsun; day; daytime 月yuèmoon; month

How it works

The light of the sun 日 and moon 月.

Words built with 明

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Words with 明

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HSK 1 · 3

明天

míngtiān

tomorrow

明白

míngbai

clear; obvious; unequivocal

明年

míngnián

next year

HSK 2 · 2

说明

shuōmíng

to explain; to illustrate; to indicate

明星

míngxīng

star; celebrity

HSK 3 · 8

明显

míngxiǎn

clear; distinct; obvious

证明

zhèngmíng

proof; certificate; identification

表明

biǎomíng

to make clear; to make known; to state clearly

明确

míngquè

clear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite

声明

shēngmíng

to state; to declare; statement

文明

wénmíng

civilized; civilization; culture

发明

fāmíng

to invent; an invention

光明

guāngmíng

light; radiance; (fig.) bright (prospects etc)

HSK 4 · 2

透明

tòumíng

transparent; (fig.) transparent; open to scrutiny

鲜明

xiānmíng

bright; clear-cut; distinct

HSK 5 · 3

聪明

cōngming

intelligent; clever; bright

明明

míngmíng

obviously; plainly; undoubtedly

明亮

míngliàng

bright; shining; glittering

HSK 6 · 4

明日

míngrì

tomorrow

说明书

shuōmíngshū

(technical) manual; (book of) directions; synopsis (of a play or film)

三明治

sānmíngzhì

sandwich (loanword)

清明节

Qīngmíngjié

Qingming or Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day, celebration for the dead (in early April)

HSK 7–9 · 12

明智

míngzhì

sensible; wise; judicious

查明

chámíng

to investigate and find out; to ascertain

黎明

límíng

dawn; daybreak

高明

gāomíng

brilliant; superior; wise

分明

fēnmíng

clear; distinct; evidently

精明

jīngmíng

astute; shrewd; smart

照明

zhàomíng

lighting; illumination; to light up

明朗

mínglǎng

bright; clear; obvious

失明

shīmíng

to lose one's eyesight; to become blind; blindness

明媚

míngmèi

bright and beautiful