命名
Old HSK 6
命名 (mìngmíng) · to name
命名 (mìngmíng) means “to name; naming”. It is written with 2 characters: 命 (life) + 名 (place (in a ranking)). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 命名 is built
The characters
命 mìng · life
What 命 is made of
- 令lìng — command
- 人rén — person
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: An order 令 given by mouth 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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)
Example sentences
这颗星星是用他的名字命名的。Zhè kē xīngxīng shì yòng tā de míngzi mìngmíng de.This star was named after him.
这条路以一位名人命名。Zhè tiáo lù yǐ yí wèi míngrén mìngmíng.This road is named after a famous person.
Questions about 命名
What does 命名 mean?
命名 (mìngmíng) means “to name; naming”.
How do you pronounce 命名?
命名 is pronounced mìngmíng.
Which HSK level is 命名?
命名 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 命运mìngyùnfate
- 生命shēngmìnglife
- 命令mìnglìngorder
- 寿命shòumìnglife span
- 革命gémìngrevolution
- 拼命pīnmìngdesperately
- 任命rènmìngto appoint
- 使命shǐmìngmission
- 性命xìngmìnglife (of a person or animal)
- 要命yàomìngterribly
Learn 命名 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 127: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.