名 míng name
name; famous; measure word for people
How to remember 名: 夕 evening + 口 mouth = name. Every evening the camp leader opens her mouth and calls out each child's name before lights out.
Component breakdown
名 = 夕 evening + 口 mouth
- 夕 evening
- 口 mouth
Every evening the camp leader opens her mouth and calls out each child's name before lights out.
How it came to be
A mouth with the evening above it. After dark nobody can see who is coming, so people call out, and what they call is the name. The drawing is the moment of not being recognised.
How it is used
- Name / famous - 名字 (míngzi) name, 有名 (yǒumíng) famous, 名人 (míngrén) a celebrity.
- Also a measure word for people in a formal count - 三名学生 (sān míng xuésheng) three students (more formal than 三个).
Characters built with 名
Words with 名
- 名字míngzìnameHSK 1
- 姓名xìngmíngsurname and given nameHSK 2
- 有名yǒumíngfamousHSK 3
- 名人míngrénfamous personHSK 3
- 名单míngdānlist of namesHSK 3
- 著名zhùmíngfamousHSK 4
- 报名bào míngsign upHSK 4
- 点名diǎnmíngroll callHSK 4
- 名片míngpiàncardHSK 5
- 名牌míngpáifamous brandHSK 5
- 名称míngchēngname (of a thing)HSK 5
- 知名zhīmíngwell-knownHSK 5
- 签名qiānmíngto sign (one's name with a pen etc)HSK 5
- 出名chūmíngwell-known for somethingHSK 6
- 名气míngqireputationHSK 6
- 名胜míngshènga famous scenic spotHSK 6
- 名额míng’équotaHSK 6
- 命名mìngmíngto give a name toHSK 6
- 排名páimíngto rank (1st, 2nd etc)HSK 6
- 闻名wénmíngwell-knownHSK 6
- 名利mínglìfame and profitHSK 7
- 名声míngshēngreputationHSK 7
- 名次míngcìposition in a ranking of namesHSK 7
- 名著míngzhùmasterpieceHSK 7
- 名言míngyánsayingHSK 7
- 名贵míngguìfamous and valuableHSK 7
- 提名tímíngto nominateHSK 7
- 远近闻名yuǎnjìn-wénmíngto be known far and wideHSK 7
- 黑名单hēimíngdānblacklistHSK 7
- 匿名nìmínganonymousHSK 8
- 名义míngyìnameHSK 8
- 名副其实míngfùqíshínot just in name only, but also in realityHSK 8
- 名誉míngyùfameHSK 8
- 大名鼎鼎dàmíng-dǐngdǐnggrand reputationHSK 8
- 莫名其妙mòmíngqímiàobafflingHSK 9
- 顾名思义gùmíng-sīyìas the name impliesHSK 9
- 驰名chímíngfamousHSK 9
Example sentences
- 我是第一名。 Wǒ shì dì-yī míng.I've achieved first place.
- 她成为一名护士。 Tā chéngwéi yī míng hùshi.She's become a nurse.
- 你叫什么名字？ Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?What's your name?
- 她是有名的电影明星。 Tā shì yǒumíng de diànyǐng míngxīng.She is a famous movie star.