The Chinese Radical: 明


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clear, bright    明

Explanation Simplified from 門, which shows a gate with two wings.

Used in these characters:
明
JLPT HSK 1
bright, clear, to understand
míng
明 日 月
A combination of sun 日 and moon 月
Both sun and moon shine bright.  
盟
JLPT HSK 6
oath, pledge, union, to ally, league
méng
明 皿 日 月
Top: bright/clear 明 (sun 日, moon 月), below: bowl/plate 皿
On a bright plate, it is presented: the oath of pledge.  
萌
JLPT HSK 6
sprout, to bud, germinate, seed
méng
艹 明
Top: plant 艹, bottom: bright, clear 明
For a plant it is like "sun and moon", when the seed sprouts.  

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