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铭

míng

to engrave, to inscribe

💡 Ideographic: To carve 钅 one's name 名; 名 also provides the pronunciation
HSK 6 11 strokes Common (21%)
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Component Breakdown

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钅
jīn
gold, metal; money
名
míng
name; position, rank, title
⿰钅名 i

Stroke Order

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Component Tree i

jīn
钅
gold, metal; money
📷 Pictographic: A cast-iron bell; compare 金
5 strokes
míng
名
name; position, rank, title
💡 Ideographic: A name called out 口 to hail someone at night 夕
6 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 铭 (18)

zuòyòumíng
座右铭 ↗
HSK 6
motto / maxim
míng
铭 ↗
to engrave / inscribed motto
míngjì
铭记 ↗
to engrave in one's memory
LuóBǎomíng
罗保铭 ↗
Luo Baoming (1952-), sixth governor of Hainan
BèiYùmíng
贝聿铭 ↗
Pei Ieoh Ming or I.M. Pei (1917-), famous Chinese-American architect
GūHóngmíng
辜鸿铭 ↗
Ku Hung-ming or Gu Hongming (1857-1928), Malaysian man of letters, highly regarded for his literary works written mostly in English, and known for his monarchist views
míngkè
铭刻 ↗
a carved inscription
míngxīnkègǔ
铭心刻骨 ↗
engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives / undying gratitude
míngxīnlòugǔ
铭心镂骨 ↗
engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives / undying gratitude
míngwén
铭文 ↗
inscription
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