名誉
Old HSK 6
名誉 (míngyù) · reputation
名誉 (míngyù) means “reputation; honor; honorary”. It is written with 2 characters: 名 (place (in a ranking)) + 誉 (fame). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 名誉 is built
The characters
名 míng · place (in a ranking)
What 名 is made of
- 夕xī — evening
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A name called out 口 to hail someone at night 夕 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
誉 yù · fame
What 誉 is made of
- 兴xìng — interest
- ⺍ — three-stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 言yán — words
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Example sentences
他很看重自己的名誉。Tā hěn kànzhòng zìjǐ de míngyù.He values his reputation highly.
学校给他发了名誉证书。Xuéxiào gěi tā fā le míngyù zhèngshū.The school gave him an honorary certificate.
Questions about 名誉
What does 名誉 mean?
名誉 (míngyù) means “reputation; honor; honorary”.
How do you pronounce 名誉?
名誉 is pronounced míngyù.
Which HSK level is 名誉?
名誉 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 名字míngziname
- 有名yǒumíngfamous
- 报名bàomíngto sign up
- 名称míngchēngname (of a thing)
- 名单míngdānlist of names
- 姓名xìngmíngfull name
- 排名páimíngranking
- 点名diǎnmíngto call the roll
- 名牌儿míngpáirfamous brand
- 名片míngpiànbusiness card
Learn 名誉 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 127: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.