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How do you pronounce 明?

明 is pronounced "Míng" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 2.

What words contain the character 明?

Common words with 明 include 三明治 (sandwich (loanword)), 三明 (Sanming prefecture level city in Fujian), 不明 (not clear), 三明市 (Sanming prefecture level city in Fujian), 不明确 (indefinite).

How do you write 明?

明 has 8 strokes. Its radical is 日. You can view the stroke order animation on our stroke order tool.

明 (Míng) — Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) | Chinese Dictionary

明

Míng

Ming Dynasty (1368-1644); surname Ming; Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God

HSK 1proper noun8 strokes

Character Breakdown

明 = 日 + 月

Sun and moon together — bright, tomorrow

Radical: 日 (no. 72)Strokes: 8

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Definitions

(proper noun) Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
surname Ming
Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God

Example Sentences

明天见！

Míngtiān jiàn

See you tomorrow!

Words Containing 明

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
三明治	sān míng zhì	sandwich (loanword)	HSK 6
三明	Sān míng	Sanming prefecture level city in Fujian
不明	bù míng	not clear
三明市	Sān míng shì	Sanming prefecture level city in Fujian
不明确	bù míng què	indefinite
不透明	bù tòu míng	opaque
伏明霞	Fú Míng xiá	Fu Mingxia (1978-), Chinese diving champion
伯明翰	Bó míng hàn	Birmingham
下落不明	xià luò bù míng	unaccounted
不明不白	bù míng bù bái	obscure

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Related Words

克(kè)— to be able to

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承(Chéng)— surname Cheng

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哀(Āi)— Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[Li2]

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炎帝(Yán dì)— Flame Emperors (c. 2000 BC), legendary dynasty descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God

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Grammar Notes

Basic Sentence Order (SVO)HSK 1

Subject + (Time) + (Place) + Verb + Object

Questions with 吗HSK 1

Statement + 吗？

Negation with 没 / 没有HSK 1

Subject + 没(有) + Verb / Object

Time Expression PlacementHSK 1

Subject + Time + Verb + Object (or) Time + Subject + Verb + Object

Ability with 会HSK 1

Subject + 会 + Verb + Object

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