明 míng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
明白
míngbai
to understand; clear
Characters in this word
白 bái
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 白 — white
- Made of
- 丿 slash 日 sun
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 我明白了。 Wǒ míngbai le. I understand.
- 你明白吗？ Nǐ míngbai ma? Do you understand?
- 我不太明白。 Wǒ bú tài míngbai. I don't quite understand.