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命名

mìngmíng

to name

HSK 6 · Topic “Speech and Media”
A child hangs a tag on a kitten's collar
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Characters in this word

命 mìng

Strokes
8
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
令 command, decree, order 口 mouth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 命

名 míng

Strokes
6
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
夕 evening, night, dusk 口 mouth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 名

Example phrases

  • 这条新街道以一位著名科学家的名字命名。 Zhè tiáo xīn jiēdào yǐ yí wèi zhùmíng kēxuéjiā de míngzi mìngmíng. This new street was named after a famous scientist.
  • 孩子们把新来的小猫命名为豆豆。 Háizimen bǎ xīnlái de xiǎo māo mìngmíng wéi Dòudou. The children named the new kitten Doudou.
  • 这种新发现的花以它的发现地命名。 Zhè zhǒng xīn fāxiàn de huā yǐ tā de fāxiàndì mìngmíng. This newly found flower was named after the place where it was found.

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