The beauty in Chinese characters can be found in their composition, history and meaning. 明 (míng) is a simple Chinese with beautiful meaning, which can be revealed by looking at this character closely. Its meaning is “bright”.
Pronunciation
明 is pronounced míng.
Meaning
The character 明 (míng) was first seen in the Oracle bone script in the Shang Dynasty. Its meaning is “bright” or clear.
明(míng) is made up of the characters 日 (rì) and 月 (yuè), the “sun” and “moon” respectively. These are the two things that make the world “bright” and “clear.”
Example
明星（míng xīng）
Literally: bright star. Meaning: celebrity.
明白（míng bai）
Literally: clear and white. Meaning: “to understand”.
证明（ zhèng míng）
Literally: Evidence is clear. Meaning: to prove
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