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CHINESE CHARACTER

míng

名

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measure word (general)

Numbered pinyin: ming2
English meanings: m.[general]

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Enclosed from the upper left structure

Enclosed from the upper left arrangement: outside 夕; inside 口.

Outside
Inside

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿸夕口

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)

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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

mìng命
lot
HSK 6 HSK 7-9
míng明
bright; clear; understand
míng铭
engrave; remember
míng鸣
to cry; to sound

Example sentences

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01
tā他déle得了yī一míng名。
He took first place.
02
bào报le了míng名。
Registered.
03
xiě写nǐ你de的míngzi名字。
Write your name.
04
yǒumíng有名de的rén人hěn很duō多。
There are many famous people.
05
qiān签gè个míng名。
Give a signature.
06
zhè这jù句huà话hěn很yǒumíng有名。
This saying is famous.

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