清明

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)
clear and bright / sober and calm / (of a government or administration) well ordered

Characters and words in 清明

qīng = qi + (e)ng1
Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of imperial China (1644-1911) / surname Qing
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qīng = qi + (e)ng1
clear / distinct / quiet / just and honest / pure / to settle or clear up / to clean up or purge
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qīng = qi + (e)ng1
(of water etc) clear; clean / quiet; still / pure; uncorrupted / clear; distinct / to clear; to settle (accounts)
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míng = mi + (e)ng2
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
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míng = mi + (e)ng2
bright / opposite: dark 暗[an4] / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
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