清明

Qīngmíng
  1. Qingming or Pure Brightness, 5th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣 èrshísìjiéqi 5th-19th April
  2. Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day (in early April)

CEDICT

Homographs

清明 qīngmíng
  1. clear and bright
  2. sober and calm
  3. (of a government or administration) well ordered

Entry Composition

1 清 Qīng
  1. Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911)
  2. surname Qing
2 明 míng
  1. bright
  2. opposite: dark 暗 àn
  3. (of meaning) clear
  4. to understand
  5. next
  6. public or open
  7. wise
  8. generic term for a sacrifice to the gods