铭 — Chinese character
铭
míng
to engrave, to inscribe
- Pinyin
- míng
- Radical
- 167 ⾦ (Gold)
- Strokes
- 11
- Components
- 钅 名
- Formation
- ideographic — To carve 钅 one's name 名; 名 also provides the pronunciation
- Traditional
- 銘
Common words with 铭
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 铭记 (銘記) | míng jì | to engrave in one's memory |
| 铭文 (銘文) | míng wén | inscription |
| 座右铭 (座右銘) | zuò yòu míng | motto; maxim |
| 刻骨铭心 (刻骨銘心) | kè gǔ míng xīn | lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom); fig. etched in one's memory |
| 墓志铭 (墓誌銘) | mù zhì míng | epitaph |
| 铭刻 (銘刻) | míng kè | a carved inscription |
| 碑铭 (碑銘) | bēi míng | inscription on stone tablet |
| 铭牌 (銘牌) | míng pái | nameplate; data plate (on a machine) |
| 铭心刻骨 (銘心刻骨) | míng xīn kè gǔ | lit. etched into one's heart and bones (idiom); fig. etched in one's memory; remembered with gratitude as long as one lives |
| 铭心镂骨 (銘心鏤骨) | míng xīn lòu gǔ | engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives; undying gratitude |
| 铭言 (銘言) | míng yán | motto; slogan |
| 铭谢 (銘謝) | míng xiè | to express gratitude (esp. in public); vote of thanks |
English words written with 铭
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.