What does 明 mean in Chinese?

明 (míng) means "bright; opposite: dark 暗[an4]; (of meaning) clear; to understand; next; public or open; wise; generic term for a sacrifice to the gods" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 明?

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

What HSK level is 明?

明 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

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), bright

明

míng

bright; opposite: dark 暗[an4]; (of meaning) clear; to understand

verb8 strokes

Character Breakdown

明 = 日 + 月

Sun and moon together — bright, tomorrow

Radical: 日 (no. 72)Strokes: 8

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Definitions

(verb) bright
opposite: dark 暗[an4]
(of meaning) clear
to understand
next
public or open
wise
generic term for a sacrifice to the gods

Example Sentences

明天见！

Míngtiān jiàn

See you tomorrow!

Words Containing 明

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
三明治	sān míng zhì	sandwich (loanword)
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