Read Edit View history Discussion 明 míng HSK1 bright Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint The character was originally depicted moonlight (月) shining through a window (囧). The 囧 component was later reanalyzed as 日 (sun). Pinyin Separate values with commas míng ×ming × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint The modern form looks similar to 日 (sun). Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 明 Simp strokes 明 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 明 Simp strokes 明 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 明 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 152, 704 ], [ 170, 688 ], [ 185, 658 ], [ 188, 538 ], [ 176, 353 ], [ 181, 270 ] ], [ [ 201, 698 ], [ 220, 688 ], [ 350, 718 ], [ 376, 704 ], [ 390, 687 ], [ 391, 368 ], [ 379, 327 ], [ 381, 276 ] ], [ [ 215, 501 ], [ 225, 514 ], [ 270, 525 ], [ 316, 522 ] ], [ [ 212, 329 ], [ 229, 345 ], [ 346, 359 ] ], [ [ 536, 772 ], [ 576, 735 ], [ 581, 666 ], [ 572, 468 ], [ 547, 318 ], [ 503, 205 ], [ 460, 133 ], [ 388, 51 ], [ 335, 7 ], [ 313, -3 ] ], [ [ 618, 730 ], [ 624, 743 ], [ 760, 779 ], [ 792, 764 ], [ 806, 742 ], [ 820, 210 ], [ 818, 88 ], [ 806, 60 ], [ 794, 52 ], 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strokes 明 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 147, 709 ], [ 181, 674 ], [ 184, 266 ] ], [ [ 199, 691 ], [ 350, 718 ], [ 392, 685 ], [ 376, 268 ] ], [ [ 202, 502 ], [ 322, 522 ] ], [ [ 200, 333 ], [ 348, 356 ] ], [ [ 531, 778 ], [ 580, 730 ], [ 568, 435 ], [ 542, 308 ], [ 457, 130 ], [ 314, -3 ] ], [ [ 607, 738 ], [ 758, 779 ], [ 810, 741 ], [ 818, 89 ], [ 786, 41 ], [ 672, 112 ] ], [ [ 601, 562 ], [ 749, 583 ] ], [ [ 584, 377 ], [ 755, 398 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M195,698C172,711 155,722 144,713C135,707 144,693 149,678C160,644 169,555 156,403C150,343 138,296 168,267C176,259 186,259 191,265C196,273 201,286 205,323C206,335 206,347 206,358C205,407 207,448 207,493C207,514 207,514 207,524C207,563 204,646 212,670C214,681 205,693 195,698Z", "M338,335C348,317 366,260 385,260C395,261 404,271 414,290C424,313 425,338 423,366C418,429 414,518 412,634C411,653 416,669 426,681C430,688 431,695 426,701C415,714 394,727 363,740C352,745 342,745 333,740C305,726 261,712 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