释名 shì míng

Shiming, an ancient Chinese dictionary

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. "Shiming", late Han dictionary, containing 1502 entries, using puns on the pronunciation of headwords to explain their meaning

Characters

Character Meaning
释 shì HSK 4
to explain; Buddhism; to release
名 míng HSK 1
name; famous; place (e.g. among winners)