HSK 1

(míng): bright, light, brilliant

míng

bright, light, brilliant

Pinyin

míng

HSK Level

Level 1

Characters

1

English Meaning

bright, light, brilliant

How to Write (míng)

is written in 8 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
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  3. 3
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  8. 8

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Origin of

The light of the sun 日 and moon 月

What is Made Of

is built from 2 components:

sun
moon

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Words Using

Common Chinese words that contain :

光明

guāngmíng

分明

fēnmíng

发明

fāmíng

声明

shēngmíng

开明

kāimíng

文明

wénmíng

明天

míngtiān

明明

míngmíng

明星

míngxīng

明显

míngxiǎn

明智

míngzhì

明白

míngbai

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