铭
míng
inscribe, engrave
- Strokes
- 11
- Level
- HSK 6 · TOCFL Level 5
- Frequency
- No. 2,659
- Traditional
- 銘
How to write 铭, stroke by stroke
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What 铭 means
to engrave; inscribed motto
Ideographic: To carve 钅 one's name 名; 名 also provides the pronunciation
Words with 铭
- 铭记míng jìto engrave in one's memory
- 座右铭zuò yòu míngmotto; maxim
- 刻骨铭心kè gǔ míng xīnlit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom); fig. etched in one's memory; unforgettable
- 墓志铭mù zhì míngepitaph
- 碑铭bēi mínginscription on stone tablet
- 铭刻míng kèa carved inscription
- 铭文míng wéninscription
- 铭牌míng páinameplate; data plate (on a machine)
- 铭言míng yánmotto; slogan
- 铭谢míng xièto express gratitude (esp. in public); vote of thanks; also written 鳴謝|鸣谢
- 铭心刻骨míng xīn kè gǔlit. etched into one's heart and bones (idiom); fig. etched in one's memory; remembered with gratitude as long as one lives
- 镌心铭骨juān xīn míng gǔetched in one's bones and heart (idiom); ever-present memory (esp. resentment)