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Meaning of 明

Pinyin míng

Radical

日

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Definition

clear / bright / to understand / next / the Ming dynasty

Usage

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明 míng 1. 亮，与“暗”相对。 Bright, opposite of "dark". 2. 清楚。 Clear. 3. 懂得，了解。 Understand; comprehend. 4. 公开，不隐蔽。 Open; not concealed. 5. 能够看清事物。 Able to see things clearly. 6. 睿智。 Wise. 7. 视觉，眼力。 Vision; sight. 8. 神灵，泛指祭神供神之物。 Deity; refers to offerings for gods. 9. 次（专指日或年）。 Next (specifically refers to day or year). 10. 中国朝代名。 Name of a Chinese dynasty. 11. 姓。 Surname. --- 明 míng 1. 亮，与“暗”相对：～亮。～媚。～净。～鉴（➊明镜；➋指可为借鉴的明显的前例；➌明察）。～灭。～眸。～艳。～星。～珠暗投（喻怀才不遇或好人失足参加坏团伙，亦泛指珍贵的东西得不到赏识）。 Bright, opposite of "dark": ~ bright. ~ charming. ~ clean. ~ mirror (1: mirror; 2: refers to obvious precedents for borrowing; 3: discern). ~ extinguish. ~ eye. ~ beautiful. ~ star. ~ lost precious gems (metaphor for talented individuals missing opportunities or good people joining bad groups; also refers generally to precious things not being appreciated). 2. 清楚：～白。～显。～晰。～了。～确。～朗。 Clear: ~ clear. ~ apparent. ~ distinct. ~ understood. ~ certain. ~ bright. 3. 懂得，了解：～哲保身。不～事理。深～大义。 Understand: ~ wise to protect oneself. Not ~ understanding of reason. Deeply ~ great principles. 4. 公开，不隐蔽：～说。～讲。～处。 Open, not concealed: ~ say. ~ speak. ~ place. 5. 能够看清事物：～察秋毫。耳聪目～。眼～手快。 Able to see things clearly: ~ observe minute details. Ears sharp, vision ~. Eyes ~, hands quick. 6. 睿智：英～。贤～。～君。 Wise: talented ~. Virtuous ~. ~ ruler. 7. 视觉，眼力：失～。 Vision; sight: lose ~. 8. 神灵，泛指祭神供神之物：～器（殉葬用的器物，亦作“冥器”）。 Deity; refers to offerings for gods: ~ vessel (items used in funerary context, also known as "mingqi"). 9. 次（专指日或年）：～日。～年。 Next (specifically refers to day or year): ~ day. ~ year. 10. 中国朝代名：～代。 Name of a Chinese dynasty: ~ dynasty. 11. 姓。 Surname. --- 明 míng (形) 【本义】:明亮，清晰明亮 (Adjective) [Original meaning]: Bright; clear and bright. 【造字法】: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。 [Character Formation]: Pictographic. Oracle bone script uses "sun, moon" to represent brightness. Small seal script derives from the moon's light. 1. 同本义。与“昏暗”相对 [En.: brilliant; light; bright] 2. 明白，清楚 [En.: plain; explicit] 3. 圣明，明察，明智 [En.: perceived; sage] 4. 明显，明确 [En.: clear; obvious] 5. 明艳，鲜明 [En.: bright and beautiful]. 如:明服(鲜艳的服饰);明姿(明艳的姿态);明绚(明丽绚烂) For example: bright clothing (vibrant attire); beautiful appearance; bright and glamorous. 6. 明慧，聪明 [En.: clever]. 7. 心地光明 [En.: purehearted]. 8. 严明 [En.: strict and impartial]. 9. 清明，修明 [En.: sober and calm]. 10. 高明 [En.: brilliant; wise]. 11. 强盛，旺盛 [En.: powerful and prosperous]. 12. 洁净(祭供品) [En.: pure]. 13. 次于今天或今年的 [En.: immediately following in time]. 14. 明快，爽直 [En.: frank; candid]. --- 明 míng (动) 1. 照亮 [En.: light]. 2. 点燃，点亮 [En.: fire; light]. 3. 懂得，了解 [En.: understand]. 4. 阐明，表明 [En.: make known; expound]. 5. 明确 [En.: pinpoint]. 6. 分辨，区分 [En.: distinguish]. 7. 通“盛”。受 [En.: ladle; fill]. 8. 通“盟”。结盟 [En.: become allies; form an alliance]. --- 明 míng (名) 1. 松明 [En.: pine torches]. 2. 白昼，白天 [En.: day]. 3. 人世，阳世 [En.: man’s world]. 4. 眼睛，视力 [En.: sight]. 5. 神，神灵 [En.: God]. 6. 明朝 [En.: Ming Dynasty]。1368—1644年. 朱元璋所建。先定都南京，永乐年间迁都北京 Ming Dynasty (1368—1644), founded by Zhu Yuanzhang, initially located in Nanjing, later moved to Beijing during the Yongle era. 7. 通“名”。声名、名誉 [En.: fame; reputation; renown]. 8. 通“名”。名分，地位身分 [En.: social status of a person]. 9. 姓. [Surname]. --- 明 míng (副) 公开 (【英】：overt; open). --- 【例】如:明正(公开处置);明升暗降(表面上升官，暗中却被削去了权力);明伙(公然结伙). For example: ~ justice (publicly administered); ~ promotion, covert demotion (appear to be promoted while power secretly reduced); ~ alliance (open associations).

明史 Míng shǐ

History of the Ming Dynasty, twenty fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Zhang Tingyu 張廷玉|张廷玉[Zhang1 Ting2 yu4] in 1739 during the Qing Dynasty, 332 scrolls

柳暗花明又一村 liǔ àn huā míng yòu yī cūn

There is a way out (for somebody). / Every cloud has a silver lining.

发明 fā míng

to invent / an invention / CL:個|个[ge4]

另请高明 lìng qǐng gāo míng

please find sb better qualified than me (idiom)

圆明园 Yuán míng yuán

Yuanmingyuan, the Old Summer Palace, destroyed by the British and French army in 1860

圣明 shèng míng

enlightened sage / brilliant master (flattering words applied to ruler)

声明 shēng míng

to state / to declare / statement / declaration / CL:項|项[xiang4],份[fen4]

明天 míng tiān

tomorrow

明媒正娶 míng méi zhèng qǔ

to be officially wed

明媚 míng mèi

bright and beautiful

崇明岛 Chóng míng Dǎo

Chongming Island

崇明 Chóng míng

Chongming island county, Shanghai

旗帜鲜明 qí zhì xiān míng

to show one's colors / to have a clear-cut stand (idiom)

明末清初 Míng mò Qīng chū

late Ming and early Qing / around the middle of the 17th century

忽明忽暗 hū míng hū àn

flicker

聪明智慧 cōng míng zhì huì

very intelligent

爱憎分明 ài zēng fēn míng

to make a clear difference between what one likes and what one hates / to have well-defined likes and dislikes

聪明才智 cōng ming cái zhì

intelligence and wisdom

简明扼要 jiǎn míng è yào

brief and to the point (idiom) / succinct

挑明 tiǎo míng

to illuminate / to open up (a topic)

探明 tàn míng

to ascertain / to verify

昆明 Kūn míng

Kunming prefecture-level city and capital of Yunnan province in southwest China

明白 míng bai

clear / obvious / unequivocal / to understand / to realize

明净 míng jìng

bright and clean / luminous

明摆着 míng bǎi zhe

evident / clear / undoubted

宽敞明亮 kuān chǎng míng liàng

bright and spacious / large and bright

文明 wén míng

civilized / civilization / culture / CL:個|个[ge4]

精神文明 jīng shén wén míng

spiritual culture

明日 míng rì

tomorrow

昆明市 Kūn míng shì

Kunming, prefecture-level city and capital of Yunnan province in southwest China

昆明湖 Kūn míng Hú

Kunming Lake

昆明制药 kūn míng zhì yào

Kunming Pharmaceutical

昆明人 kūn míng rén

Kunming people

明确 míng què

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

证明 zhèng míng

proof / certificate / identification / testimonial / CL:個|个[ge4] / to prove / to testify / to confirm the truth of

说明 shuō míng

to explain / to illustrate / to indicate / to show / to prove / explanation / directions / caption / CL:個|个[ge4]

明显 míng xiǎn

clear / distinct / obvious

表明 biǎo míng

to make clear / to make known / to state clearly / to indicate / known

聪明 cōng ming

intelligent / clever / bright / smart / acute (of sight and hearing)

明清 Míng Qīng

the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties

明朝 míng zhāo

tomorrow morning / the following morning

鲜明 xiān míng

bright / clear-cut / distinct

透明 tòu míng

transparent / open (non-secretive)

明明 míng míng

obviously / plainly / undoubtedly / definitely

阐明 chǎn míng

to elucidate / to explain clearly / to expound

明晃晃 míng huǎng huǎng

shining / bright

晦明 huì míng

Obscure

明晨 míng chén

Ming Chen

明晰 míng xī

clear / well-defined / limpid

明末 Míng mò

late Ming / first half of the 17th century

李建明 lǐ jiàn míng

Li Jianming

杜聿明 dù yù míng

Du Yuming（人名）

标明 biāo míng

to mark / to indicate

明修栈道 míng xiū zhàn dào

Mingxiu Plank Road

棱角分明 léng jiǎo fēn míng

angular

光明 guāng míng

light / radiance / (fig.) bright (prospects etc) / openhearted

怀俄明州 Huái é míng zhōu

Wyoming, US state

注明 zhù míng

to clearly indicate

泾渭分明 Jīng Wèi fēn míng

as rivers Jing and Wei separate clearly (idiom) / to be entirely different

简洁明了 jiǎn jié míng liǎo

succinct and clear / brevity

澄明 chéng míng

Clear

明澈 míng chè

clear / limpid

聪明伶俐 cōng ming líng lì

clever and quick-witted

明代 Míng dài

the Ming dynasty (1368-1644)

照明 zhào míng

lighting / illumination

申明 shēn míng

to declare / to aver / to state formally

明矾 míng fán

alum

光明磊落 guāng míng lěi luò

open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright

林皎明 lín jiǎo míng

Lin Jiaoming

明眸皓齿 míng móu hào chǐ

to have bright eyes and white teeth

明眸 míng móu

clear and shining eyes / bright eyes

聪明睿智 cōng míng ruì zhì

intellectual virtues

明知 míng zhī

to be fully aware of / to know perfectly well

明矾石 míng fán shí

alunite / calafatite / alumstone

明码 míng mǎ

non-secret code (such as Morse code, Chinese telegraph code, ASCII etc) / plaintext (cryptography) / (of prices) clearly marked

禀明 bǐng míng

explain to a superior / clarify a matter to a superior

明亮 míng liàng

bright / shining / glittering / to become clear

简明 jiǎn míng

simple and clear / concise

达尔罕茂明安联合旗 Dá ěr hǎn Mào míng ān lián hé qí

Darhan Muming'an united banner in Baotou 包頭|包头[Bao1 tou2], Inner Mongolia

赏罚分明 shǎng fá fēn míng

put the shoe on the right foot / put the saddle on the right horse

聪明人 cōng míng rén

Solomon

聪明一世 cōng míng yī shì

Wise

自作聪明 zì zuò cōng míng

to think oneself clever (idiom)

聪明反被聪明误 cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wù

a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity (idiom); cleverness may overreach itself / too smart for one's own good

耳聪目明 ěr cōng mù míng

sharp ears and keen eyes (idiom) / keen and alert / perceptive

机关算尽太聪明 jī guān suàn jìn tài cōng míng

The agency is too smart

心知肚明 xīn zhī dù míng

to be well aware

明丽 míng lì

bright and beautiful / (of a landscape) gorgeous / (of a color) vibrant

详明 xiáng míng

full and clear / complete and explicit

文明礼貌 wén míng lǐ mào

civility / decorum / good manners

贤明 xián míng

wise and capable / sagacious

明枪易躲 míng qiāng yì duǒ

Easy to hide

辨明 biàn míng

to clarify / to distinguish / to elucidate

明辨 míng biàn

to discern / to distinguish clearly

明辨是非 míng biàn shì fēi

to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)

透明度 tòu míng dù

transparency / (policy of) openness

半透明 bàn tòu míng

translucent / semitransparent

明镜 míng jìng

mirror (as a metaphor for sth beautiful, bright and flat -- such as a lake -- or sth that provides clarity and insight)