(míng)

HSK 16 strokes

name

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
míng
Meaning
name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners); famous; classifier for people
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿸夕口

A name called out 口 to hail someone at night 夕

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

chūmíng
HSK 6

well-known for sth

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míng
HSK 7-9

anonymous

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míng

infant name; pet name for a child

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xiǎngmíng

to enjoy a reputation

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rénmíng

personal name

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(idiom) to become famous in one stroke; to shoot to fame (originally referred to passin…

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