排名
HSK 3 (2021)
排名 (páimíng) · ranking
排名 (páimíng) means “ranking; to rank”. It is written with 2 characters: 排 (to line up) + 名 (place (in a ranking)). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 排名 is built
The characters
排 pái · to line up
What 排 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 非fēi — not
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 非 gives the sound. (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
他的排名是第三。Tā de páimíng shì dì sān.He is ranked third.
我们学校排名第几？Wǒmen xuéxiào páimíng dì jǐ?What is our school's ranking?
Questions about 排名
What does 排名 mean?
排名 (páimíng) means “ranking; to rank”.
How do you pronounce 排名?
排名 is pronounced páimíng.
Which HSK level is 排名?
排名 is in HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 排队páiduìto line up
- 排球páiqiúvolleyball
- 安排ānpáito arrange
- 排列páilièto arrange
- 排斥páichìto reject
- 排除páichúto remove
- 排放páifàngto discharge
- 排练páiliànto rehearse
- 排páito line up
- 名字míngziname
Learn 排名 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 34: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.