Chinese symbol for “nameplate”
铭牌
míng pái
Traditional: 銘牌
nameplate; data plate (on a machine)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for nameplate is 铭牌 (míng pái), defined as: nameplate; data plate (on a machine).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “nameplate”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 名牌 | míng pái | famous brand; nameplate |
| 报头 (報頭) | bào tóu | masthead (of a newspaper etc); nameplate |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 铭牌.
| 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 |
| 品牌 | pǐn pái | brand; brand name |
| 金牌 | jīn pái | gold medal; measure word: 枚 (méi) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “nameplate”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.