名 míng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
名额
míng'é
quota, number of places
Characters in this word
额 é
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 页 — page, sheet, leaf
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这个培训班只有三十个名额，报名当天就满了。 Zhège péixùn bān zhǐyǒu sānshí ge míng'é, bàomíng dāngtiān jiù mǎn le. This training course has only thirty places, and it filled up on the day registration opened.
- 比赛的名额有限，想参加要尽快报名。 Bǐsài de míng'é yǒuxiàn, xiǎng cānjiā yào jǐnkuài bàomíng. Places in the competition are limited, so sign up soon if you want to take part.
- 学校给每个班分了两个参赛名额。 Xuéxiào gěi měi ge bān fēn le liǎng ge cānsài míng'é. The school gave each class two places in the contest.