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名字 míngzi

名字 míngzi Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 名字 míngzi .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
míngzi | ming2 zi5
English translation
name (of a person or thing)
CL:
>[gè]

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About 名字 míngzi

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Traditional form

名字 míngzi

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 名字 míngzi

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 名字 míngzi .

míng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Traditionally explained as identifying youself at night () by saying ( kǒu ) your name ( míng ) because is too dark for others to see you.

Positional decomposition

夕口

Number of Strokes

6

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. gài represents the meaning and represents the sound. The gài (roof) component is based on the original meaning "raise; nurture". The meaning later shifted to "educate", "word", and "writing".

Positional decomposition

宀子

Number of Strokes

6

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Example sentences using 名字 míngzi

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听到 tīng dào 有人 yǒu rén jiào de 名字 míngzi .

I heard my name called.

de 名字 míngzi tián zài měi shǎng duān de 括弧 kuò hú nèi .

Put your name in brackets at the top of each page.

老师 lǎoshī Cóng 名单 míng dān shǎng huá diào de 名字 míngzi .

The teacher crossed off his name from the list.

Lán què 相信 xiāngxìn , ér dōng Měi 要求 yāoqiú 输入 shūrù de 名字 míngzi sòng 出去 chū qù .

Fuyumi asks Ai to write her name and send it out.

qǐng de 名字 míngzi huá diào .

Scratch my name out please.

名字 míngzi Decomposition

See the 4 Chinese characters that make up 名字 míngzi and their own compounds.

名字 míngzi Compounds

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