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Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
日 月 ⿰日月
Mandarin
ming2
English
Definitions
bright; clear; next; to understand; Ming dynasty; brilliant; light
Mnemonic
What the sun 日 and moon 月 have in common: bright
Etymology
Notes
Ancient version often used window 囪 in place of sun 日