明堂 míngtáng bright hall Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 明堂 míngtáng bright hall the hall where an emperor held major ceremonies and issued governmental instructions courtyard a courtyard or open ground used for drying grain feng shui basin an area in front of a grave where water gathers, believed to be auspicious in geomancy sacrificial altar a ritual platform or chamber in front of a tomb used for making offerings Frequency Written text 0.049 per million Cross-References Referenced by 泮宫 pàngōng Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
明堂 míngtáng bright hall the hall where an emperor held major ceremonies and issued governmental instructions courtyard a courtyard or open ground used for drying grain feng shui basin an area in front of a grave where water gathers, believed to be auspicious in geomancy sacrificial altar a ritual platform or chamber in front of a tomb used for making offerings Frequency Written text 0.049 per million Cross-References Referenced by 泮宫 pàngōng Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)