bright, clear, or to understand
Animated Stroke Order 明
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HSK Vocabulary: 明
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 明 is used in context
1
wǒ我
míng明
bái白
nǐ你
de的
yì意
sī思
le了
。
I understand what you mean
2
míng明
tiān天
wǒ我
men们
yào要
qù去
gōng公
yuán园
wán玩
。
We are going to the park tomorrow
3
ài爱
dí迪
shēng生
fà发
míng明
le了
diàn电
dēng灯
pào泡
。
Edison invented the light bulb
4
míng明
tiān天
shì是
xīng星
qī期
yī一
。
Tomorrow is Monday.
5
wǒ我
men们
míng明
tiān天
qù去
gōng公
yuán园
wán玩
ba吧
。
Let's go to the park tomorrow.
6
rú如
guǒ果
míng明
tiān天
bù不
xià下
yǔ雨
,
wǒ我
jiù就
qù去
pá爬
shān山
。
If it doesn't rain tomorrow, I will go hiking.
7
wǒ我
míng明
bái白
。
I understand.
8
tā他
míng明
bái白
zhè这
ge个
dào道
lǐ理
。
He understands this principle.
9
jīng经
guò过
jiě解
shì释
,
wǒ我
zhōng终
yú于
míng明
bái白
liǎo了
shì事
qíng情
de的
jīng经
guò过
。
After the explanation, I finally understood the course of events.
10
tā他
hěn很
cōng聪
míng明
。
He is very smart.
Information
Traditional明
Radical日
Strokes8
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#142
Zhuyinㄇㄧㄥˊ
Components—
UnicodeU+660E
CangjieAB
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality