明星 míng xīng — star

Meanings

1. 1

   star

   star; celebrity

   noun

Character breakdown

• 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 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)
• 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