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明

míng
adjective #2,107

Meanings

  1. 1 bright; clear; obvious
  2. 2 next (year etc.)

Examples

明天见！
Míngtiān jiàn!
See you tomorrow!
你明白了吗？
Nǐ míngbai le ma?
Do you understand?
说明书在哪里？
Shuōmíngshū zài nǎlǐ?
Where is the instruction manual?

Tips

culture
日 (sun) + 月 (moon) = 明 (bright). Key compounds: 明天 (tomorrow), 明白 (to understand), 说明 (to explain), 明显 (obvious), 聪明 (clever), 文明 (civilization). Also the Ming Dynasty (明朝).

Stroke Order

明 míng