黎明

黎

lí

明

míng

dawn / daybreak

Characters and words in 黎明

黎

lí = li + Ø2

Li ethnic group of Hainan Province / surname Li / abbr. for Lebanon 黎巴嫩[Li2 ba1 nen4]

黎 = 勿 + 氽 + 禾 : Just before dawn, when it is still very black (黎), Li Qingzhao (li) is having cereals (禾) for breakfast just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). She's resting at the side of a water fountain (氽) when a bat (勿) flies into her cereals because it is so dark (黎). Disgusted Li Qingzhao throws the bowl of cereals with the bat into the water fountain.

黎

lí = li + Ø2

(literary) black / dark / many / multitude

明

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

明 = 日 + 月 : A searchlight. Together with the moon, Marilyn Monroe is looking for the sun just inside the engine's kitchen. To make the search easier they use a searchlight.

明

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

明 = 日 + 月 : A searchlight. Together with the moon, Marilyn Monroe is looking for the sun just inside the engine's kitchen. To make the search easier they use a searchlight.