明 [míng] - bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
radical: 日 [rì]: sun
decomposition: ⿰日月
etymology: ideographic
hint: The light of the sun 日 and moon 月
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Integrated Chinese Vocabulary:
明天
[míngtiān]:
tomorrow (L3-2)
聪明
[cōngming]:
smart (L14-2)
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