Chinese

Adjective

清明

1. clear and bright
2. sober and calm; (of a patient's mind): clear
3. (of a government or administration) well ordered
4. peaceful (times)

Derived terms

Pronunciation 2

Proper noun

清明

1. Qingming (fifth of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese calendar, occurring from April 4 or 5 to 18 or 19)
2. Tomb Sweeping Day (annual Chinese festival observed on the first day of Qingming)

Derived terms

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• IPA^(key): [se̞ːme̞ː]

Proper noun

清明 ‎(hiragana せいめい, romaji Seimei)

1. Qingming ("Pure Brightness"), the fifth of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunisolar calendar, occurring from the 4th or 5th of April until the 18th or 19th

See also

• 二 (に)十 (じゅう)四 (し)節 (せっ)気 (き) ‎(Nijūshi Sekki, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
  • Spring: 立 (りっ)春 (しゅん) ‎(Risshun)、雨 (う)水 (すい) ‎(Usui)、啓蟄 (けいちつ) ‎(Keichitsu)、春 (しゅん)分 (ぶん) ‎(Shunbun)、清明 (せいめい) ‎(Seimei)、穀 (こく)雨 (う) ‎(Kokū)
  • Summer: 立 (りっ)夏 (か) ‎(Rikka)、小 (しょう)満 (まん) ‎(Shōman)、芒種 (ぼうしゅ) ‎(Bōshu)、夏至 (げし) ‎(Geshi)、小 (しょう)暑 (しょ) ‎(Shōsho)、大暑 (たいしょ) ‎(Taisho)
  • Autumn: 立 (りっ)秋 (しゅう) ‎(Risshū)、処暑 (しょしょ) ‎(Shosho)、白 (はく)露 (ろ) ‎(Hakuro)、秋 (しゅう)分 (ぶん) ‎(Shūbun)、寒 (かん)露 (ろ) ‎(Kanro)、霜降 (そうこう) ‎(Sōkō)
  • Winter: 立冬 (りっとう) ‎(Rittō)、小 (しょう)雪 (せつ) ‎(Shōsetsu)、大雪 (たいせつ) ‎(Taisetsu)、冬 (とう)至 (じ) ‎(Tōji)、小 (しょう)寒 (かん) ‎(Shōkan)、大寒 (だいかん) ‎(Daikan)

Vietnamese

Proper noun

清明

1. Hán tự form of thanh minh