明
míng
bright
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; opposite: dark 暗[an4]; (of meaning) clear; to understand; next; public or open; wise; generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
sun (日) + moon (月) = brightness and clarity
Together, the sun and moon represent the complete cycle of day and night, symbolizing total illumination and clarity. This fundamental brightness extends to mental clarity, wisdom, and the openness that comes with understanding.
这座明代的建筑保存得很好。
zhè zuò míng dài de jiànzhú bǎocún de hěn hǎo。
this Ming-dynasty building has been preserved very well.
他对明史很感兴趣，读了很多相关的书。
tā duì míng shǐ hěn gǎn xìngqù，dú le hěn duō xiāngguān de shū。
he is very interested in Ming history and has read many related books.
Words with 明
通明
tōng míng
brightly lit
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
郭敬明
guō jìng míng
Guo Jingming (1983-), Chinese young-adult fiction writer and teen pop idol
电照明
diàn zhào míng
electric lighting
长夜难明
cháng yè nán míng
lit. many nights under a harsh moon
长明灯
cháng míng dēng
altar lamp burning day and night
开宗明义
kāi zōng míng yì
to declare at the outset (idiom)
开明
kāi míng
enlightened
开明君主
kāi míng jūn zhǔ
enlightened sovereign
阐明
chǎn míng
to elucidate
阿明
ā míng
Al-Amin
陈炯明
chén jiǒng míng
Chen Jiongming (1878-1933), a leading warlord of Guangdong faction, defeated in 1925 and fled to Hong Kong