Meaning of 清明
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
qīngmíng
- clear and bright
- sober and calm
- (of a government or administration) well ordered
Qīngmíng
- Qingming or Pure Brightness, 5th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气[er4 shi2 si4 jie2 qi5] 5th-19th April
- Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day (in early April)
Stroke order for each character
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清 qīng · clear · 11 strokes
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明 míng · bright · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 清明.
| 明白 | míngbai | clear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable |
| 明天 | míngtiān | tomorrow |
| 明年 | míngnián | next year |
| 清楚 | qīngchu | clear; distinct |
| 说明 | shuōmíng | to explain; to illustrate |
| 明星 | míngxīng | star; celebrity |
| 证明 | zhèngmíng | proof; certificate |
| 明显 | míngxiǎn | clear; distinct |
| 发明 | fāmíng | to invent; an invention |
| 表明 | biǎomíng | to make clear; to make known |
| 文明 | wénmíng | civilized; civilization |
| 明确 | míngquè | clear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite |
Questions about 清明
What does 清明 mean?
清明 (qīngmíng) means "clear and bright; sober and calm" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 清明?
清明 is made of 2 characters: 清 (11 strokes), 明 (8 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.
Is 清明 an HSK word?
Yes. 清明 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.