1. 明
  2. 日

明

Previous (情)Next (性)
  • 121st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.16% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 201 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
明→
日月
2Radical
明→
日sun/day月moon
3Graphical
明→
口一冂二

Pinyin & Meaning

1. míng (Ming2)Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) • surname Ming • Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
2. míng (ming2)bright • opposite: dark 暗[an4] • (of meaning) clear • to understand • next • public or open • wise • generic term for a sacrifice to the gods

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

明 also appears in:
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Example Words

High Frequency

明天 
明星 
明白 

Medium Frequency

三明治 
不明 
光明 
分明 
天明 
姚明 
文明 
昆明 
明 
明亮 
明信片 
明儿 (明兒)
明天见 (明天見)
明媚 
明年 
明日 
明明 
明智 
明月 
明朗 
明珠 
明知 
明确 (明確)
明显 (明顯)
发明 (發明)
精明 
聪明 (聰明)
声明 (聲明)
表明 
说明 (說明)
证明 (證明)
透明 
阳光明媚 (陽光明媚)
鲜明 (鮮明)
黎明 
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日

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Previous (实)Next (军)
  • 101st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.19% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 197 words
  • Component in 664 characters

Decomposition

1Once
日→
口一
2Radical
日→
日sun/day
3Graphical
日→
口一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. rì (ri4)sun • day • date, day of the month • abbr. for 日本 Japan

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 日 rì (ri4)The component 一 is pronounced as 'yī' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 日 rì (ri4)The component 日 is pronounced as 'rì' (ri4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

日 also appears in:
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Example Words

High Frequency

今日 
日 
日子 
生日 

Medium Frequency

假日 
即日 
向日葵 
夏日 
工作日 
平日 
往日 
成日 
日出 
日前 
日报 (日報)
日夜 
日常 
日式 
日后 (日後)
日日 
日历 (日曆)
日期 
日本 
日本人 
日照 
日落 
日记 (日記)
日志 (日誌)
日语 (日語)
早日 
明日 
昔日 
星期日 
昨日 
末日 
烈日 
节日 (節日)
纪念日 (紀念日)
近日 
周日 (週日)
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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.