CHINESE CHARACTER

名 (míng): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

míng

name; position, rank, title

HSK 16 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

口

Primary radical

口 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 名.

夕 · 口

Visible components

名 is decomposed as ⿸夕口.

STROKES · 6

Write 名 in 6 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 名

名字míngzi

HSK 1 · name (of a person or thing)

名míng

HSK 2 · name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners); famous; classifier for people

姓名xìngmíng

HSK 2 · surname and given name; full name

名单míngdān

HSK 3 · list of names

名人míngrén

HSK 3 · personage; celebrity

有名yǒumíng

HSK 3 · famous; well-known

Examples using 名

名字

叫什么名字?

Jiào shén me míng zì ?

What's your name?

名

我没名气。

Wǒ méi míng qì。

I'm not famous.

姓名

填上你的姓名和地址。

Tián shàng nǐ de xìng míng hé dì zhǐ。

Fill in your name and address.

FAQ

What does 名 (míng) mean in Chinese?

name; position, rank, title

How do you write 名 in stroke order?

名 has 6 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 名?

口 is the radical in 名. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 名?

名字 (míngzi): name (of a person or thing); 名 (míng): name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners); famous; classifier for people; 姓名 (xìngmíng): surname and given name; full name.