名 míng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
名义
míngyì
name; nominal; pretext
Characters in this word
义 yì
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 丿 — falling stroke
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这笔款项以培训名义支出，实际却被用于无关的接待活动。 Zhè bǐ kuǎnxiàng yǐ péixùn míngyì zhīchū, shíjì què bèi yòng yú wúguān de jiēdài huódòng. This payment was made in the name of training, but was actually used for unrelated hospitality activities.
- 房子虽然在他的名义下，但实际上是全家人的。 Fángzi suīrán zài tā de míngyì xià, dàn shíjì shàng shì quánjiā rén de. Although the house is in his name, it actually belongs to the whole family.
- 他以朋友的名义给我寄了一份礼物。 Tā yǐ péngyou de míngyì gěi wǒ jì le yí fèn lǐwù. He sent me a gift in a friend's name.