míng

name, rank, title, position

HSK 1 #203

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

gōng míng scholarly honor (in imperial exams); rank; achievement; fame; glory
不符实 míng bù fú shí the name does not correspond to reality (idiom); it doesn't live up to its reputation
位 míng wèi fame and position; official rank
士 míng shì famous scholar; worthy; celebrity, esp. distinguished literary person having no official post
存实亡 míng cún shí wáng the name remains, but the reality is gone (idiom)
目 míng mù name; designation; item; rubric; (formal usage) fame
guó míng name of country
běn míng original name; real name; personal name
金榜题 jīn bǎng tí míng to win top marks in the imperial examinations
不可状 bù kě míng zhuàng indescribable; beyond description
rǔ míng pet name for a child; infant name
yì míng anonymous (author)
jù míng to sign; to put one's name to
城 míng chéng famous city
扬四海 míng yáng sì hǎi to become known far and wide (idiom); famous
满天下 míng mǎn tiān xià world famous
产 míng chǎn staple; name-brand product
目繁多 míng mù fán duō names of many kinds (idiom); items of every description
臣 míng chén important official or statesman (in feudal China)
落孙山 míng luò sūn shān lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山[Sun1 Shan1] (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom); fig. to fail an exam; to fall behind (in a competition)
角 míng jué famous actor
平假 píng jiǎ míng hiragana (Japanese script)
表 pái míng biǎo league table; roll of honor
wèi míng unnamed; unidentified
tóu míng first place; leader (of a race)