铭
to engrave; inscribed motto
11 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,485 U+94ED
How 铭 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
To carve 钅 one's name 名; 名 also provides the pronunciation
How to remember it
inscription · Heisig RSH #285
名 name + 金 gold
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 铭
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 罗保铭 | Luó Bǎo míng | Luo Baoming (1952-), sixth governor of Hainan |
| 刻骨铭心 | kè gǔ míng xīn | lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom); fig. etched in one's memory; unfor… |
| 铭心刻骨 | míng xīn kè gǔ | lit. etched into one's heart and bones (idiom); fig. etched in one's memory; remembered wi… |
| 铭文 | míng wén | inscription |
| 铭言 | míng yán | motto; slogan |
| 座右铭 | zuò yòu míng | motto; maxim |
| 铭记 | míng jì | to engrave in one's memory |
| 郭台铭 | Guō Tái Míng | Guo "Terry" Taiming (1950-), prominent Taiwanese businessman, founder of Foxconn |
| 铭牌 | míng pái | nameplate; data plate (on a machine) |
| 墓志铭 | mù zhì míng | epitaph |
| 镌心铭骨 | juān xīn míng gǔ | etched in one's bones and heart (idiom); ever-present memory (esp. resentment) |
| 镌骨铭心 | juān gǔ míng xīn | etched in one's bones and heart (idiom); ever-present memory (esp. resentment) |
| 铭刻 | míng kè | a carved inscription |
| 铭谢 | míng xiè | to express gratitude (esp. in public); vote of thanks; also written 鳴謝|鸣谢 |
| 铭心镂骨 | míng xīn lòu gǔ | engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom); to remember a benefactor as lon… |
| 碑铭 | bēi míng | inscription on stone tablet |
| 辜鸿铭 | Gū Hóng míng | Ku Hung-ming or Gu Hongming (1857–1928), Malaysian writer known for his English-language w… |
| 贝聿铭 | Bèi Yù míng | Pei Ieoh Ming or I.M. Pei (1917-2019), Chinese-American architect |
| 铭瑄 | Míng xuān | MaxSun, PRC company specializing in video and computer display |