(míng)

10 strokes

old variant of 冥[ming2]

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
míng
Meaning
old variant of 冥[ming2]
Strokes
10
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿳冖日六

The sun 日, covered 冖, with 六 providing the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged three parts stacked.

How to write step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

míng

to agree implicitly; of one mind; views coincide without a word exchanged

Open 冥合 page →
mínghūn

posthumous or ghost marriage (in which at least one of the bride and groom …

Open 冥婚 page →
míng

false paper money burned as an offering to the dead

Open 冥币 page →
míngmíngzhīzhōng

in the unseen world of spirits

Open 冥冥之中 page →
míng

underworld

Open 冥府 page →

see 苦思冥想[ku3 si1 ming2 xiang3]

Open 冥思苦想 page →

see 苦思冥想[ku3 si1 ming2 xiang3]

Open 冥思苦索 page →

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