Ideographic: The light of the sun 日 and moon 月Radical:

meaning for míng:

  • - bright
  • - opposite: dark 暗
  • - (of meaning) clear
  • - to understand
  • - next
  • - public or open
  • - wise
  • - generic term for a sacrifice to the godsto explain
  • - to illustrate
  • - to indicate
  • - to show
  • - to prove
  • - explanation
  • - directions
  • - caption
  • - Classifiers: 个 proof
  • - certificate
  • - identification
  • - testimonial
  • - Classifiers: 个
  • - to prove
  • - to testify
  • - to confirm the truth ofclear
  • - distinct
  • - obviouscivilized
  • - civilization
  • - culture
  • - Classifiers: 个 clear-cut
  • - definite
  • - explicit
  • - to clarify
  • - to specify
  • - to make definite