明 míng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
明媚
míngmèi
bright and beautiful
Characters in this word
媚 mèi
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 女 — woman, girl
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 清晨的阳光明媚而不刺眼，给刚落成的礼堂添了几分庄重。 Qīngchén de yángguāng míngmèi ér bù cìyǎn, gěi gāng luòchéng de lǐtáng tiān le jǐ fēn zhuāngzhòng. The morning sunlight was bright and beautiful without being dazzling, adding a touch of solemnity to the newly completed auditorium.
- 春天的阳光明媚，公园里到处都是散步的人。 Chūntiān de yángguāng míngmèi, gōngyuán lǐ dàochù dōu shì sànbù de rén. The spring sunshine is bright and lovely, and the park is full of people strolling.
- 这里风景明媚，很适合带孩子来野餐。 Zhèlǐ fēngjǐng míngmèi, hěn shìhé dài háizi lái yěcān. The scenery here is lovely, ideal for bringing kids for a picnic.
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