明朝体 míngcháotǐ Mincho font Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 明朝 míngcháo Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty (1368–1644); the era ruled by the house of Zhu following the Yuan dynasty体 體 tǐ noun style (bound form) a style of calligraphy, form of literature, or literary genre