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明志

míng zhì

2-character word

What 明志 means

1. to demonstrate one's sincere convictions

The characters in 明志

• 明míngbright; opposite: dark 暗; (of meaning) clear
• 志zhìaspiration; ambition; the will

Words containing 明志

• 以死明志yǐ sǐ míng zhìto demonstrate one's sincerity by dying
• 淡泊明志dàn bó míng zhìliving a simple life as one's ideal (idiom)
• 蓄须明志xù xū míng zhìto grow a beard as a symbol of one's determination (as Mei Lanfang 梅兰芳

Sounds the same

Read míng zhì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 明智sensible; wise; judicious
• 明治Meiji, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1868-1912) of the Meiji emperor