8 strokes
8 画
míng
rì
sun
- bright
- clear
- open
- perceptie
- sight
- light
- understand
- show
míng-tiān
明天
n.
tomorrow
míng-liàng
明亮
adj.
bright
míng-bai
明白
v.
understand
míng-nián
明年
n.
nex year
míng-lǐ
明理
adj. / n.
reasonable & sensible / clear & obvious argument
míng-liǎo
明了
v. / adj.
to be clear about / clear; clean; explicit
qīng-míng
清明
adj.
clear & bright
míng-nián
明年
n.
next year
jiǎn-míng
简明
adj.
concise
shēng-míng
声明
v.
state
ài-zèng-fēn-míng
爱憎分明
clearly understand what to love and what to hate; know whom to love and whom to hate
jīng-míng-néng-gàn
精明能干
smart & capable
qīng-fēng-míng-yuè
清风明月
gentle breeze and bright moon — see the view and think of a friend; at leisure; idle and having nothing to do; the soothing wind and the bright moon
guāng-míng-lěi-luò
光明磊落
open and candid; straightforward and upright
Usage 用法
understand
Tā shì ge míng-lǐ de rén.
他是个明理的人。
He is an understanding person.
understand
Qīng-xiōng-dì, míng suàn-zhàng.
亲兄弟，明算账。
Financial matters should be settled clearly even between brothers.
sight
Tā shuāng-yǎn shī-míng.
他双眼失明。
He has lost his sight in both eyes.
