míng

name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners); famous; classifier for people

Radical: 口 HSK 2 q, g ideographic

Components & Etymology

名 decomposes into the following components:

Words containing 名

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 名.

万名
wàn míng
all names
专名
zhuān míng
proper noun
书名
shū míng
name of a book
乳名
rǔ míng
pet name for a child
享名
xiǎng míng
to enjoy a reputation
人名
rén míng
personal name
令名
lìng míng
good name
传名
chuán míng
spreading fame
佚名
yì míng
俗名
sú míng
common name
假名
jiǎ míng
false name
具名
jù míng
to sign

Related characters (radical 口)

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