明成祖 Míng Chéng zǔ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄗㄨˇ ming4 sing4 zou2
- Ming Chengzu, temple name of third Ming Emperor Yongle 永乐 永樂 Yǒng lè ㄩㄥˇ ㄌㄜˋ
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明
- 光明 guāng míng ㄍㄨㄤ ㄇㄧㄥˊ gwong1 ming4 light
- 分明 fēn míng ㄈㄣ ㄇㄧㄥˊ fan1 ming4 clear
- 失明 shī míng ㄕ ㄇㄧㄥˊ sat1 ming4 to lose one's eyesight
- 文明 wén míng ㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ man4 ming4 civilized
- 明亮 míng liàng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ming4 loeng6 bright
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- 明天 míng tiān ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ming4 tin1 tomorrow
- 明媚 míng mèi ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄟˋ ming4 mei4 bright and beautiful
- 明年 míng nián ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ming4 nin4 next year
- 明日 míng rì ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄖˋ ming4 jat6 tomorrow
- 明明 míng míng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ming4 ming4 obviously
- 明星 míng xīng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ming4 sing1 star; celebrity
- 明智 míng zhì ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ ming4 zi3 sensible
- 明朗 míng lǎng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄤˇ ming4 long5 bright
- 明理 míng lǐ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˇ ming4 lei5 sensible
- 明白 míng bai ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄅㄞ ming4 baak6 clear; obvious; unequivocal
- 明确 明確 míng què ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ming4 kok3 clear-cut; definite; explicit
- 明显 明顯 míng xiǎn ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ming4 hin2 clear
- 查明 chá míng ㄔㄚˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ caa4 ming4 to investigate and find out
- 清明 qīng míng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ cing1 ming4 clear and bright
- 照明 zhào míng ㄓㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ziu3 ming4 lighting
成
- 不成 bù chéng ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ bat1 sing4 won't do
- 促成 cù chéng ㄘㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ cuk1 sing4 to facilitate; to help bring about
- 分成 fēn chéng ㄈㄣ ㄔㄥˊ fan1 sing4 to divide (into)
- 合成 hé chéng ㄏㄜˊ ㄔㄥˊ hap6 sing4 to compose
- 完成 wán chéng ㄨㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ jyun4 sing4 to complete; to accomplish
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- 建成 jiàn chéng ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄥˊ gin3 sing4 to establish
- 形成 xíng chéng ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ jing4 sing4 to form; to take shape
- 成交 chéng jiāo ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄠ sing4 gaau1 to complete a contract
- 成人 chéng rén ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ sing4 jan4 to reach adulthood
- 成全 chéng quán ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ sing4 cyun4 to help sb accomplish his aim
- 成分 chéng fèn ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄣˋ sing4 fan6 composition; ingredient; element; component
- 成功 chéng gōng ㄔㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄥ sing4 gung1 to succeed
- 成品 chéng pǐn ㄔㄥˊ ㄆㄧㄣˇ sing4 ban2 finished goods
- 成员 成員 chéng yuán ㄔㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊ sing4 jyun4 member
- 成型 chéng xíng ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ sing4 jing4 to become shaped
- 成天 chéng tiān ㄔㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ sing4 tin1 (coll.) all day long
- 成家 chéng jiā ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚ sing4 gaa1 to settle down and get married (of a man)
- 成就 chéng jiù ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ sing4 zau6 accomplishment
- 成年 chéng nián ㄔㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ sing4 nin4 to grow to adulthood
- 成才 chéng cái ㄔㄥˊ ㄘㄞˊ sing4 coi4 to make sth of oneself
祖
- 祖传 祖傳 zǔ chuán ㄗㄨˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ zou2 cyun4 passed on from ancestors
- 祖先 zǔ xiān ㄗㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢ zou2 sin1 ancestors; forebears
- 祖国 祖國 zǔ guó ㄗㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ zou2 gwok3 motherland
- 祖宗 zǔ zōng ㄗㄨˇ ㄗㄨㄥ zou2 zung1 ancestor
- 祖母 zǔ mǔ ㄗㄨˇ ㄇㄨˇ zou2 mou5 father's mother; paternal grandmother
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- 祖父 zǔ fù ㄗㄨˇ ㄈㄨˋ zou2 fu6 father's father
- 祖籍 zǔ jí ㄗㄨˇ ㄐㄧˊ zou2 zik6 ancestral hometown
- 外祖母 wài zǔ mǔ ㄨㄞˋ ㄗㄨˇ ㄇㄨˇ ngoi6 zou2 mou5 mother's mother
- 外祖父 wài zǔ fù ㄨㄞˋ ㄗㄨˇ ㄈㄨˋ ngoi6 zou2 fu6 maternal grandfather (i.e. mother's father)
- 佛祖 Fó zǔ ㄈㄛˊ ㄗㄨˇ fat6 zou2 Buddha
- 先祖 xiān zǔ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄗㄨˇ sin1 zou2 (literary) my deceased grandfather
- 叔祖 shū zǔ ㄕㄨ ㄗㄨˇ suk1 zou2 grandfather's younger brother
- 太祖 tài zǔ ㄊㄞˋ ㄗㄨˇ taai3 zou2 Great Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty)
- 始祖 shǐ zǔ ㄕˇ ㄗㄨˇ ci2 zou2 primogenitor
- 妈祖 媽祖 Mā zǔ ㄇㄚ ㄗㄨˇ maa1 zou2 Matsu, name of a sea goddess still widely worshipped on the SE China coast and in SE Asia
- 家祖 jiā zǔ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄗㄨˇ gaa1 zou2 (polite) my paternal grandfather
- 师祖 師祖 shī zǔ ㄕ ㄗㄨˇ si1 zou2 teacher of one's teacher (esp. in a lineage)
- 彭祖 Péng Zǔ ㄆㄥˊ ㄗㄨˇ paang4 zou2 Peng Zu (legendary figure of Taoism who lived 800 years)
- 曾祖 zēng zǔ ㄗㄥ ㄗㄨˇ zang1 zou2 great-grandfather (father of one's paternal grandfather)
- 正祖 Zhèng zǔ ㄓㄥˋ ㄗㄨˇ zing3 zou2 Jeonjo (1752-1800), 22nd king of Korean Joseon dynasty
Idioms with these characters
- 冰雪聪明 冰雪聰明 bīng xuě cōng ming ㄅㄧㄥ ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄘㄨㄥ ˙ㄇㄧㄥ bing1 syut3 cung1 ming4 (idiom) exceptionally intelligent
- 不明不白 bù míng bù bái ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄞˊ bat1 ming4 bat1 baak6 (idiom) obscure; dubious; shady
- 不明事理 bù míng shì lǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ ㄌㄧˇ bat1 ming4 si6 lei5 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
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- 不言自明 bù yán zì míng ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄗˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ bat1 jin4 zi6 ming4 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
- 长夜难明 長夜難明 cháng yè nán míng ㄔㄤˊ ㄧㄝˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ coeng4 je6 naan4 ming4 lit. many nights under a harsh moon
- 窗明几净 窗明几淨 chuāng míng jī jìng ㄔㄨㄤ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄥˋ coeng1 ming4 gei1 zing6 lit. clear window and clean table (idiom)
- 词约指明 詞約指明 cí yuē zhǐ míng ㄘˊ ㄩㄝ ㄓˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ci4 joek3 zi2 ming4 concise but unambiguous (idiom)
- 聪明伶俐 聰明伶俐 cōng ming líng lì ㄘㄨㄥ ˙ㄇㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ cung1 ming4 ling4 lei6 (idiom) bright; clever; quick-witted
- 淡泊明志 dàn bó míng zhì ㄉㄢˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ daam6 bok6 ming4 zi3 living a simple life as one's ideal (idiom)
- 耳聪目明 耳聰目明 ěr cōng mù míng ㄦˇ ㄘㄨㄥ ㄇㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ji5 cung1 muk6 ming4 sharp ears and keen eyes (idiom)
- 百事无成 百事無成 bǎi shì wú chéng ㄅㄞˇ ㄕˋ ㄨˊ ㄔㄥˊ baak3 si6 mou4 sing4 to have accomplished nothing (idiom)
- 不成体统 不成體統 bù chéng tǐ tǒng ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄊㄧˇ ㄊㄨㄥˇ bat1 sing4 tai2 tung2 not according with decorum (idiom); scandalous
- 成败得失 成敗得失 chéng bài dé shī ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄞˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄕ sing4 baai6 dak1 sat1 lit. success and failure, the gains and losses (idiom)
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- 成败利钝 成敗利鈍 chéng bài lì dùn ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄞˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄣˋ sing4 baai6 lei6 deon6 succeed or fail, sharp or blunt (idiom); advantages and disadvantages
- 成败论人 成敗論人 chéng bài lùn rén ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄞˋ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄖㄣˊ sing4 baai6 leon6 jan4 to judge people based on their success or failure (idiom)
- 成家立室 chéng jiā lì shì ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ ㄕˋ sing4 gaa1 laap6 sat1 to get married (idiom)
- 成家立业 成家立業 chéng jiā lì yè ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄝˋ sing4 gaa1 laap6 jip6 to get married and start a career (idiom)
- 成年累月 chéng nián lěi yuè ㄔㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄟˇ ㄩㄝˋ sing4 nin4 leoi6 jyut6 year in, year out (idiom)
- 成千成万 成千成萬 chéng qiān chéng wàn ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄔㄥˊ ㄨㄢˋ sing4 cin1 sing4 maan6 lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers
- 成千累万 成千累萬 chéng qiān lěi wàn ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄟˇ ㄨㄢˋ sing4 cin1 leoi5 maan6 lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers