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名

míng

HSK 1 Character

What 名 means

1. name
2. noun (part of speech)
3. place (e.g. among winners)
4. famous
5. classifier for people

Example sentences

• 我没名气。
  Wǒ méi míngqì.
  I'm not famous.
• 他出名了。
  He became famous.
• 她想出名。
  She wanted to be famous.
• 我不出名。
  I'm not famous.
• 成名作了。
  It became his breakout work.
• 他名声很好。
  He has a good reputation.

Words starting with 名

• 名字míng ziname (of a person or thing)
• 名牌míng páifamous brand; nameplate; name tag
• 名片míng piàn(business) card
• 名胜míng shènga place famous for its scenery or historical relics; scenic spot
• 名誉míng yùfame; reputation; honor
• 名额míng équota; number of places; place (in an institution, a group etc)
• 名副其实míng fù qí shínot just in name only, but also in reality (idiom); aptly named; worthy of the name
• 名次míng cìposition in a ranking of names; place; rank
• 名称míng chēngname (of a thing); name (of an organization)
• 名单míng dānlist of names
• 名人míng rénpersonage; celebrity
• 名词míng cí(linguistics) noun; term (name for a concept)
• 名叫míng jiàocalled; named
• 名义míng yìname; titular; nominal
• 名气míng qireputation; fame
• 名声míng shēngreputation
• 名校míng xiàofamous school
• 名家míng jiārenowned expert; master (of an art or craft)
• 名言míng yánsaying; famous remark
• 名师míng shīfamous master; great teacher
• 名列míng lièto rank (number 1, or third last etc); to be among (those who are in a particular group)
• 名录míng lùdirectory
• 名堂míng tangitem (in a program of entertainments); trick (act of mischief); worthwhile result
• 名利míng lìfame and profit

Words containing 名

• 有名yǒu míngfamous; well-known
• 报名bào míngto sign up; to enter one's name; to apply
• 著名zhù míngfamous; noted; well-known
• 莫名其妙mò míng qí miào(idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable
• 命名mìng míngto give a name to; to dub; to christen
• 举世闻名jǔ shì wén míngworld-famous (idiom)
• 排名pái míngto rank (1st, 2nd etc); ranking
• 签名qiān míngto sign (one's name with a pen etc); to autograph; signature
• 知名zhī míngwell-known; famous
• 出名chū míngwell-known for sth; to become well known; to make one's mark
• 匿名nì mínganonymous
• 莫名mò mínginexpressible; indescribable; unexplainable; inexplicable
• 地名dì míngplace name; toponym
• 点名diǎn míngroll call; to mention sb by name; (to call or praise or criticize sb) by name
• 域名yù míng(computing) domain name
• 笔名bǐ míngpen name; pseudonym
• 罪名zuì míngcharge; accusation; stigma; bad name; stained reputation
• 改名gǎi míngto rename
• 大名dà míngfamous name; your distinguished name; one's formal personal name
• 闻名wén míngwell-known; famous; renowned
• 提名tí míngto nominate
• 无名wú míngnameless; obscure
• 知名度zhī míng dùreputation; profile; familiarity in the public consciousness
• 成名chéng míngto make one's name; to become famous

Characters that look like 名

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 各gèeach; every
• 来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)…
• 库kùwarehouse; storehouse; (file) library
• 志zhìaspiration; ambition; the will
• 左zuǒleft; the Left (politics); east
• 右yòu(bound form) right; right-hand side; (bound form) (politics) right of center…

Sounds the same

Read míng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 明bright; opposite: dark 暗; (of meaning) clear
• 铭to engrave; inscribed motto
• 鸣to cry (of birds, animals and insects); to make a sound…
• 冥dark; deep; stupid
• 茗Thea sinensis; young leaves of tea
• 溟to drizzle; sea
• 暝dark
• 螟boring insect; snout moth's larva…
• 瞑to close (the eyes)
• 眳space between the eyebrows and the eyelashes
• 洺name of a river
• 榠used in 榠楂