明 míng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
明确
míngquè
clear; definite
Characters in this word
确 què
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 石 — stone, rock, mineral
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 目标很明确。 Mùbiāo hěn míngquè. The aim is quite clear.
- 请明确一点。 Qǐng míngquè yìdiǎn. Please be a little clearer.
- 答案很明确。 Dáàn hěn míngquè. The answer is very clear.
Related words
- 明白 míngbai to understand; clear
- 明年 míngnián next year
- 明天 míngtiān tomorrow
- 明星 míngxīng celebrity; star
- 说明 shuōmíng to explain; to show
- 表明 biǎomíng to show; to make clear
- 发明 fāmíng to invent; invention
- 光明 guāngmíng bright; hopeful
- 明显 míngxiǎn obvious
- 声明 shēngmíng statement
- 文明 wénmíng civilized
- 证明 zhèngmíng to prove