明太祖

Traditional form:

明太祖

Pinyin (reading):

Míng Tàizǔ

Definitions:

• Ming Taizu, temple name of first Ming emperor Hongwu 洪武 ( Hóngwǔ)

Characters:

• 明 - bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
• 太 - very, too much; big; extreme
• 祖 - ancestor, forefather; grandfather; surname

Traditional characters:

• 明 - bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
• 太 - very, too much; big; extreme
• 祖 - ancestor, forefather; grandfather; surname