Memory phrase for the character: 名

名

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Meaning reputation, (good) name, famous

Pronunciation

míng

Explanation

Evening 夕 (When the moon 月 is not yet fully there, it is only evening.) and mouth 口

Mnemonic
 
In the evening they talk about people's reputation.

Radicals

夕 eveningThis radical is similar to moon: 月, but at the evening the moon is not complete and thus only one inner line.
口 mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
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 Vocabulary

著名 zhù míng  famous; noted; well-known; celebrated
金榜题名 jīn bǎng tí míng  to win top marks in the imperial examinations
鼎鼎大名 dǐng dǐng dà míng  famous; celebrated
驰名 chí míng  famous
玫瑰不管叫啥名 méi guī bù guǎn jiào shá míng  A rose by any other name (would smell as sweet)
玫瑰不管叫啥名，闻起来总是香的 méi guī bù guǎn jiào shá míng , wén qǐ lai zǒng shì xiāng de  A rose by any other name would smell as sweet
名誉 míng yù  fame; reputation; honor; honorary; emeritus (of retired professor)
名牌 míng pái  famous brand
莫名其妙 mò míng qí miào  unfathomable mystery (idiom); subtle and ineffable; unable to make head or tail of it; boring (e.g. movie)
命名 mìng míng  to give a name to; to dub; to christen; to designate; named after; naming
名词 míng cí  noun
名词 míng cí  

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