明 míng
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míng
adjective
bright; luminous; brilliant
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '明'; Guoyu '明' a 1; Kroll 2015 '明' 1, p. 309; Unihan '明'; XHZD '明' 1, p. 509) -
míng
proper noun
Ming
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Name 名字
Notes: (Guoyu '明' n 5) -
míng
proper noun
Ming Dynasty
Domain: History 历史 , Subdomain: China , Concept: Dynasty 朝代
Notes: 1368-1644 (Giles 1892, p. 1364; Guoyu '明' n 4; Wikipedia '明朝'; XHZD '明' 8, pp. 509-510) -
míng
adjective
obvious; explicit; clear
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense that an explanation is clear. Synonymous with 明白 or 清楚 (CC-CEDICT '明'; Guoyu '明' a 2; Kroll 2015 '明' 2, p. 309; Unihan '明'; XHZD '明' 2, p. 509) -
míng
adjective
intelligent; clever; perceptive
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 明慧,聪明 (Guoyu '明' a 3; Kroll 2015 '明' 3a, pp. 309-310; XHZD '明' 5, pp. 509-510) -
míng
verb
to illuminate; to shine
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 照亮 (Guoyu '明' v 4) -
míng
adjective
consecrated
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '明' 5, pp. 309-310) -
míng
verb
to understand; to comprehend
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 懂得 or 了解 (Kroll 2015 '明' 3, pp. 309-310) -
míng
verb
to explain; to clarify
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 阐明 or 表明 (Guoyu '明' v 3; Kroll 2015 '明' 2a, p. 309) -
míng
proper noun
Souther Ming; Later Ming
Domain: History 历史 , Subdomain: China , Concept: Dynasty 朝代
Notes: Several minor states led by the remnants of the Ming dynasty in southern China following the fall of the Ming Dynasty in Bejing in 1644 (Wikipedia '南明') -
míng
noun
the world; the human world; the world of the living
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 人世 or 阳世, in contrast to realms of the dark (Kroll 2015 '明' 1a, p. 309) -
míng
noun
eyesight; vision
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 视力 (Guoyu '明' n 1; XHZD '明' 4, p. 509) -
míng
noun
a god; a spirit
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 神 or 神灵 (Guoyu '明' n 3; XHZD '明' 6, pp. 509-510) -
míng
noun
fame; renown
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 声名 or 名誉 -
míng
adjective
open; public
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 公开 (Guoyu '明' a 4; XHZD '明' 3, p. 509) -
míng
adjective
clear
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Optics
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míng
verb
to become proficient
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 使通晓 (Guoyu '明' v 2) -
míng
verb
to be proficient
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 通晓 (Guoyu '明' v 1) -
míng
adjective
virtuous
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 才德高显的 (Guoyu '明' a 5) -
míng
adjective
open and honest
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 磊落 (Guoyu '明' a 6) -
míng
adjective
clean; neat
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 干净 (Guoyu '明' a 7) -
míng
adjective
remarkable; outstanding; notable
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 显著 (Guoyu '明' a 8) -
míng
adjective
next; afterwards
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: For example, 明天 tomorrow (CC-CEDICT '明'; Guoyu '明' a 9; Kroll 2015 '明' 4, pp. 309-310; XHZD '明' 7, pp. 509-510) -
míng
noun
positive
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 阳 (Guoyu '明' n 2)
Contained in
- 明季 the final years of the Ming dynasty
- 开明君主(開明君主) enlightened sovereign
- 明主 a wise ruler
- 大明虾(大明蝦) king prawn
- 元末明初 late Yuan and early Ming; mid 14th century
- 不明觉厉(不明覺厲) although I don't understand it, it seems pretty awesome
- 平明 dawn; daybreak; impartial and astute
- 黎明前的黑暗 darkness comes before dawn; things can only get better
- 透明硬纱(透明硬紗) organza (fabric)
- 文明化 civilize
- 知人者智,自知者明 those who understand others are clever, but those who know themselves are truly wise (idiom, from Laozi's 道德經|道德经
- 明尼苏达(明尼蘇達) Minnesota, USA
- 弄明白 to figure out how to do something
- 诊明(診明) to medically diagnose
- 察明 to determine clearly; to verify
- 文明 civilized ; civilization ; Wenming
- 月明风清(月明風清) bright moon and a slight breeze
- 明知故问(明知故問) to ask a question, already knowing the answer
- 来路不明(來路不明) unidentified origin; no-one knows where it comes from; of dubious background
- 明光蓝(明光藍) lavender blue
- 柳暗花明 at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope; light at the end of the tunnel
- 声明书(聲明書) statement
- 明体(明體) Mincho; Ming font
- 天明 dawn; daybreak
- 文明社会(文明社會) society
- 大放光明 great release of light
- 知人之明 recognizing talent
- 明杖 white cane (used by the blind)
- 明光度 luminosity
- 精明能干(精明能幹) able and efficient
- 明星 celebrity; star ; a bright star ; Venus
- 高明 outstandingly intelligent ; extremely wise ; esteemed ; rich and famous ; lofty and bright [place] ; Gaoming district ; Gao Ming
- 窗明几净(窗明几淨) clear window and clean table; bright and clean
Also contained in
光明新区 、 圆明园 、 圆明园遗址 、 崇明县 、 明英宗 、 伏明霞 、 大光明殿 、 金明区 、 明光市 、 明成皇后 、 明帝 、 明水 、 东方明珠电视塔 、 明末农民大起义 、 清明上河图 、 华夏文明 、 澹台灭明 、 明尼苏达州
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 卷二十二 志第二: 禮儀二 Volume 22 Treatises 2: Rites 2 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 116
- 卷五十八 志第十一 天文十一 Volume 58 Treatises 11: Astronomy 11 History of Song 宋史 — count: 106
- 卷一百〇一 志第五十四 禮四 Volume 101 Treatises 54: Rites 4 History of Song 宋史 — count: 102
- 卷九 志第一 禮上 Volume 9 Treatises 1: Rituals 1 Book of Southern Qi 南齊書 — count: 100
- 第三十四回 Chapter 34 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 98
- 卷二百十三 表第四 宰輔四 Volume 213 Tables 4: Chancellors 4 History of Song 宋史 — count: 91
- 卷五十九 志第十二 天文十二 Volume 59 Treatises 12: Astronomy 12 History of Song 宋史 — count: 72
- 卷十一 志第一 天文上 Volume 11 Treatises 1: Astronomy Part One Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 72
- 卷二十一 志第一: 禮儀一 Volume 21 Treatises 1: Rites 1 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 72
- 卷二百十四 表第五 宰輔五 Volume 214 Tables 5: Chancellors 5 History of Song 宋史 — count: 70
Collocations
- 孟明 (孟明) 召孟明 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 14
- 明王 (明王) 思古明王 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧甫田之什‧瞻彼洛矣 Minor odes of the kingdom - Fu Tian Zhi Shen - Zhan Bi Luo Yi — count: 6
- 丘明 (丘明) 退不守丘明之傳 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 序 Preface — count: 6
- 明曰 (明曰) 孟明曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 4
- 子明 (子明) 朕復子明辟 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 洛誥 Zhou Shu - Announcement concerning Luo — count: 4
- 明聴 (明聴) 明聽予一人誥 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 湯誥 Shang Shu - Announcement of Tang — count: 4
- 未明 (未明) 東方未明 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧齊‧東方未明 Lessons from the states - Odes of Qi - Dong Fang Wei Ming — count: 4
- 曰明 (曰明) 昊天曰明 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 大雅‧生民之什‧板 Greater odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Sheng Min - Ban — count: 3
- 敬明 (敬明) 敬明其德 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 魯頌‧駉之什‧泮水 Sacrificial odes of Zhou - Decade Of Jiong - Pan Shui — count: 3
- 明保 (明保) 爾尚明保予 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 說命下(僞) Shang Shu - Charge to Yue III (forged) — count: 3