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开明

Traditional: 開明

kāi míng

HSK 2.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

kāi míng · hoi1 ming4 (Jyutping)

  1. enlightened
  2. open-minded
  3. enlightenment

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

开

Meaning
open; initiate, begin, start
Radical
廾
Strokes
4
Components
⿱一廾
Cangjie
MT
Four-corner
1044

明

Meaning
bright, light, brilliant; clear
Radical
日
Strokes
8
Components
⿰日月
Cangjie
AB
Four-corner
6702.0

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