盟

oath / pledge / union / to ally / league, a subdivision corresponding to prefecture in Inner Mongolia

Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) / surname Ming / Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God

bright / opposite: dark 暗[an4] / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods

dish / vessel / shallow container / rad. no. 108

(bound form) dish; vessel; shallow container / radical no. 108

nonalignment

Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)

Tongmenghui, Sun Yat-sen's alliance for democracy, founded 1905, became the Guomindang 國民黨|国民党 in 1912

the League of the Left-Wing Writers, an organization of writers formed in China in 1930

China Democratic League

C9 League, alliance of nine prestigious Chinese universities, established in 1998

People's alliance party / Bengali Awami league

to join (e.g. union or alliance)

meetings conducted by rulers in feudal China for the purpose of formalizing alliances, finalizing treaties

ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)

ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) / same as 東南亞國家聯盟|东南亚国家联盟[Dong1 nan2 ya4 Guo2 jia1 Lian2 meng2]

ASEAN / abbr. for 東南亞國家聯盟|东南亚国家联盟[Dong1 nan2 ya4 Guo2 jia1 Lian2 meng2]

Universal Postal Union