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HSK 6
铭
銘
míng
1.
to engrave
2.
inscribed motto
Common • Top 9%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (17)
铭言
míngyán
motto
铭记
míngjì
to engrave in one's memory
铭谢
míngxiè
to express gratitude (esp. in public)
碑铭
bēimíng
inscription on stone tablet
铭刻
míngkè
a carved inscription
铭文
míngwén
inscription
铭瑄
Míngxuān
MaxSun, PRC company specializing in video and computer display
座右铭
zuòyòumíng
motto
墓志铭
mùzhìmíng
epitaph
罗保铭
LuóBǎomíng
Luo Baoming (1952-), sixth governor of Hainan
贝聿铭
BèiYùmíng
Pei Ieoh Ming or I.M. Pei (1917-), famous Chinese-American architect
辜鸿铭
GūHóngmíng
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
镌骨铭心
juāngǔmíngxīn
etched in one's bones and heart (idiom); ever-present memory (esp. resentment)
铭心刻骨
míngxīnkègǔ
engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives
铭心镂骨
míngxīnlòugǔ
engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives
镌心铭骨
juānxīnmínggǔ
etched in one's bones and heart (idiom); ever-present memory (esp. resentment)
刻骨铭心
kègǔmíngxīn
lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 6
- Character Frequency Rank
- 2,060
- Word Frequency Rank
- 7,941 of 84,292