明 míng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
明朗
mínglǎng
clear; bright; optimistic
Characters in this word
朗 lǎng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 月 — moon
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 随着各方立场逐渐公开，原本混乱的谈判前景开始明朗起来。 Suízhe gè fāng lìchǎng zhújiàn gōngkāi, yuánběn hùnluàn de tánpàn qiánjǐng kāishǐ mínglǎng qǐlái. As each side gradually made its position public, the previously confused outlook for the negotiations began to become clear.
- 雨停以后，天空变得明朗起来。 Yǔ tíng yǐhòu, tiānkōng biàn de mínglǎng qǐlái. After the rain stopped, the sky became bright and clear.
- 他是个性格明朗的人，大家都愿意跟他交朋友。 Tā shì ge xìnggé mínglǎng de rén, dàjiā dōu yuànyì gēn tā jiāo péngyou. He is a cheerful, open person, and everyone wants to be his friend.
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
- 明确 míngquè clear; definite
- 明显 míngxiǎn obvious
- 声明 shēngmíng statement
- 文明 wénmíng civilized