明码

Traditional form:

明碼

Pinyin (reading):

míngmǎ

Definitions:

• non-secret code (such as Morse code, Chinese telegraph code, ASCII etc)
• plaintext (cryptography)
• (of prices) clearly marked

Characters:

• 明 - bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
• 码 - number, numeral, symbol; yard

Traditional characters:

• 明 - bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
• 碼 - number, numeral, symbol; yard