名
míng
#203 most
frequent character
name
noun
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
名 shows a mouth 口 and a moon 夕. At night, a person calls out a name to be known. That gave the first meaning, 'calling one's name at night'. Later it became the noun 'name', then 'person' and 'reputation'.
Drawn as: mouth; moon
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Example Sentences
我的名字叫李明。
wǒde míngzì jiào lǐ míng 。
My name is Li Ming.
请告诉我你的名字。
qǐng gàosù wǒ nǐde míngzì 。
Please tell me your name.
这个地方的名字很特别。
zhègè dìfāng de míngzì hěn tèbié 。
The name of this place is very special.
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