明月 meaning in English

míngyuè

bright moon; refers to 夜明珠, a legendary pearl that can glow in the dark

12 strokes

Meaning of 明月

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

míngyuè
  1. bright moon
  2. refers to 夜明珠, a legendary pearl that can glow in the dark

Measure word: 輪|轮

明月 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

海hǎi上shàng升shēng明míng月yuè,天tiān涯yá共gòng此cǐ时shí。
As the moon rises above the sea, we share the same time though we are far apart.

Stroke order for each character

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明 míng · bright · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

月 yuè · moon · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Related words

Words that share a character with 明月.

明白míngbaiclear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable
明天míngtiāntomorrow
明年míngniánnext year
说明shuōmíngto explain; to illustrate
明星míngxīngstar; celebrity
月亮yuèliangthe moon
月份yuèfènmonth
证明zhèngmíngproof; certificate
明显míngxiǎnclear; distinct
发明fāmíngto invent; an invention
表明biǎomíngto make clear; to make known
文明wénmíngcivilized; civilization

Questions about 明月

What does 明月 mean?

明月 (míngyuè) means "bright moon; refers to 夜明珠, a legendary pearl that can glow in the dark".

How do you write 明月?

明月 is made of 2 characters: 明 (8 strokes), 月 (4 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.