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明白

míng bai

HSK 3.0 · 1HSK 2.0 · 3

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

míng bai · ming4 baak6 (Jyutping)

  1. clear; obvious; unequivocal
  2. sensible; reasonable
  3. to understand; to realize

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

明

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

白

Meaning
white; pure, unblemished; bright
Radical
白
Strokes
5
Components
⿻?日
Cangjie
HA
Four-corner
2600.0

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