高明 gāo míng — brilliant

Meanings

1. 1

   brilliant

   brilliant; superior; tall and bright

   adjective

Character breakdown

• 高

  gāo (first tone, high and level)

  tall, high; (of a level, price or standard) high; Gao, a surname

  10 strokesRadical 高
• 明

  míng (second tone, rising)

  bright; clear, evident; to understand; next (明天, 明年); the Ming dynasty

  8 strokes⿰日月Radical 日

Words containing 高

• 高gāo (first tone, high and level)tall (of people); high
• 提高tígāo (second tone, rising)to raise, to improve (a level or a standard)
• 高兴/高興gāoxìng (first tone, high and level)happy, glad, pleased
• 高中gāo (first tone, high and level) zhōng (first tone, high and level)senior high school
• 高级/高級gāo (first tone, high and level) jí (second tone, rising)high level
• 高度gāo (first tone, high and level) dù (fourth tone, falling)height
• 高速gāo (first tone, high and level) sù (fourth tone, falling)high speed
• 高手gāo (first tone, high and level) shǒu (third tone, dipping)expert
• 高潮gāo (first tone, high and level) cháo (second tone, rising)high tide
• 高层/高層gāo (first tone, high and level) céng (second tone, rising)high-rise
• 身高shēn (first tone, high and level) gāo (first tone, high and level)(a person's) height
• 高档/高檔gāo (first tone, high and level) dàng (fourth tone, falling)superior quality
• 高贵/高貴gāo (first tone, high and level) guì (fourth tone, falling)grandeur
• 高于/高於gāo (first tone, high and level) yú (second tone, rising)greater than
• 高尚gāo (first tone, high and level) shàng (fourth tone, falling)noble
• 高峰gāo (first tone, high and level) fēng (first tone, high and level)peak
• 升高shēng (first tone, high and level) gāo (first tone, high and level)to raise
• 高跟鞋gāo (first tone, high and level) gēn (first tone, high and level) xié (second tone, rising)high-heeled shoes

Words containing 明

• 明天míngtiān (second tone, rising)tomorrow
• 明白míngbai (second tone, rising)to understand, to see (what is meant)
• 明显/明顯míng (second tone, rising) xiǎn (third tone, dipping)clear
• 证明/證明zhèng (fourth tone, falling) míng (second tone, rising)proof
• 说明/說明shuō (first tone, high and level) míng (second tone, rising)to explain
• 表明biǎomíng (third tone, dipping)to make clear, to indicate, to show (a fact or position)
• 明星míng (second tone, rising) xīng (first tone, high and level)star
• 聪明/聰明cōngming (first tone, high and level)clever, bright, intelligent
• 明确/明確míng (second tone, rising) què (fourth tone, falling)clear-cut
• 明年míng (second tone, rising) nián (second tone, rising)next year
• 声明/聲明shēng (first tone, high and level) míng (second tone, rising)statement
• 文明wén (second tone, rising) míng (second tone, rising)civilized
• 发明/發明fā (first tone, high and level) míng (second tone, rising)to invent
• 明明míng (second tone, rising) míng (second tone, rising)obviously
• 光明guāng (first tone, high and level) míng (second tone, rising)light
• 透明tòu (fourth tone, falling) míng (second tone, rising)transparent
• 明智míng (second tone, rising) zhì (fourth tone, falling)sensible
• 查明chá (second tone, rising) míng (second tone, rising)to investigate and find out