明
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The traditional etymology follows the modern form in finding Ideogrammic compound (會意): 日 (“sun”) + 月 (“moon”). However, the etymology may be somewhat less simple, as alleged older forms of the character show the moon shining through a window. [1]
Han character[edit]
明 (radical 72 日+4, 8 strokes, cangjie input 日月 (AB), four-corner 67020, composition ⿰日月)
- bright, light, brilliant
- clear
- Ming Dynasty
- a surname, listed as #111 on the Baijiaxing
- a (usually masculine) given name, sometimes used as a generic Chinese male name, like John.
References[edit]
- ^ Richard Sears, "Etymology: 明", URL accessed on 2008-06-15.
- KangXi: page 491, character 12
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 13805
- Dae Jaweon: page 852, character 18
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 2, page 1491, character 8
- Unihan data for U+660E
Cantonese[edit]
Hanzi[edit]
明 (jyutping ming4, Yale ming4)
Japanese[edit]
Kanji[edit]
Readings[edit]
- Goon: みょう (myō)
- Kan’on: めい (mei)
- Tōon: みん (min)
- Kun: あかるい (明るい, akarui), あきらか (明らか, akiraka), あける (明ける, akeru), あかす (明かす, akasu)
Compounds[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- 暁 (あかつき, akatsuki): dawn, daybreak
- 明白 (あからさま, akarasama): plain, frank, candid
- 赤 (あか, aka): red
- 明々と、赤々と, あかあかと: brilliantly, clearly
- 明らか, あきらか: obvious, clear, evident
- 明け, あけ: dawn, daybreak
Proper noun[edit]
明 (hiragana あきら, romaji Akira)
- A male given name
Korean[edit]
Hanja[edit]
明 (hangeul 명, revised myeong, McCune-Reischauer myŏng, Yale myeng)
Mandarin[edit]
Hanzi[edit]
明 (pinyin míng (ming2), Míng (Ming2), Wade-Giles ming2, Ming2)
Compounds[edit]
Phrases[edit]
Vietnamese[edit]
Han character[edit]
明 (minh)
