To carve 釒 one's name 名; 名 also provides the pronunciation
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Traditional (銘)
Simplified (铭)
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欽 think highly of (trad)釗 endeavor (trad)釣 angle (trad/jp)釦 clasp (trad)釧 bracelet (trad)釩 vanadium (trad)釵 ornamental (trad)釺 tool for boring holes (trad)鈀 palladium (trad)鈄 Wine A Wine Flagon (trad)鈆 lead (archaic) (trad)鈉 sodium (trad)鈍 obtuse (trad/jp)鈎 barb (trad)鈔 paper money (trad)鈕 push button (trad)鈞 30 catties (trad)鈣 calcium (trad)鈦 titanium (trad)鈬 bell (iii)
Historical Evolution
銘
Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
銘
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
銘
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
銘
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
銘
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
銘
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
銘
Regular
Modern
Chinese
铭 / 銘 [míng]
to engrave; inscribed motto
Japanese
noun
- inscription; epitaph
- (manufacturer's) engraved signature
- motto; maxim; precept
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
銘 めい
Mei surname
CHINESE WORDS (18)
铭记 [míngjì] #9,815
to engrave in one's memory
座右铭 [zuòyòumíng] #12,724
motto
刻骨铭心 [kègǔmíngxīn] #26,902
lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)
铭刻 [míngkè] #32,089
a carved inscription
铭文 [míngwén] #34,770
inscription
墓志铭 [mùzhìmíng] #37,123
epitaph
郭台铭 [GuōTáiMíng] #33,579
Guo "Terry" Taiming (1950-), prominent Taiwanese businessman, founder of Foxconn
碑铭 [bēimíng] #42,507
inscription on stone tablet
辜鸿铭 [GūHóngmíng] #44,374
Ku Hung-ming or Gu Hongming (1857-1928), Malaysian man of letters, highly regarded for his literary works written mostly in English, and known for his monarchist views
贝聿铭 [BèiYùmíng] #48,640
Pei Ieoh Ming or I.M. Pei (1917-2019), Chinese-American architect
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JAPANESE WORDS (58)
正真正銘 [しょうしんしょうめい] #7,461
genuine
肝に銘じる [きもにめいじる] #16,467
to be deeply impressed
⭐ 感銘 [かんめい] #16,936
deep impression
⭐ 命名 [めいめい] #17,336
naming
⭐ 名作 [めいさく] #20,960
masterpiece
⭐ 銘柄 [めいがら] #22,355
brand
銘打つ [めいうつ] #31,608
to engrave an inscription
名店 [めいてん] #44,313
well-known store
⭐ 銘々 [めいめい] #48,935
each
座右の銘 [ざゆうのめい] #51,765
favourite motto
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KOREAN WORDS (3)