1. 明
  2. 确

明

Previous (情)Next (性)
  • 121st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.16% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 352 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

Common

明天 
明星 
明白 

Uncommon

三明治 
不明 
光明 
分明 
天明 
姚明 
文明 
昆明 
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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确

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Previous (共)Next (传)
  • 331st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 40 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
确→
石角
2Radical
确→
石stone角horn
3Graphical
确→
一丿口⺈冂二丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. què (que4)authenticated • solid • firm
2. què (que4)authenticated • solid • firm • real • true

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 确 què (que4)The component 角 is pronounced as 'jué' (jue2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

正确 (正確)
的确 (的確)
确定 (確定)
确实 (確實)

Uncommon

明确 (明確)
准确 (準確)
确保 (確保)
确切 (確切)
确认 (確認)

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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.
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