míng

name; famous; place (e.g. among winners)

HSK 1 #203

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 203rd character
Radical ⼝ (30.3)
Strokes 6
Index # 505

Definitions

名 míng
  1. 1. name
  2. 2. famous
  3. 3. place (e.g. among winners)
  4. 4. noun (part of speech)
  5. 5. classifier for people

Stroke order

名 stroke order diagram
名 stroke order animation

Words containing 名

Word Meaning
very common given name; many people have it
very common given name; many people have it
all names
all names
stage name (of an actor or actress)
false reputation
see 行不更名,坐不改姓[xing2 bu4 geng1 ming2 , zuo4 bu4 gai3 xing4]
I am who I am (and I'm not ashamed)
taboo name; name of deceased
taboo name; name of deceased
translated names; transliteration
erhua variant of qǐ míng
erhua variant of qǐ míng
a complete defeat and fall from grace
common noun; generic term; to introduce oneself
famous everywhere
famous everywhere
give up profit to seek fame
give up money to seek fame
Shiming, an ancient Chinese dictionary
"Shiming", late Han dictionary, containing 1502 entries, using puns on the pronunciation of headwords to explain their meaning
renowned; a great name
to win top marks in the imperial examinations
to make a name for oneself
to make a name for oneself