点名
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)
点名 (diǎnmíng) · to call the roll
点名 (diǎnmíng) means “to call the roll; to mention by name”. It is written with 2 characters: 点 (point) + 名 (place (in a ranking)). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 点名 is built
The characters
点 diǎn · point
What 点 is made of
- 占zhàn — to divine
- ⺊ — structural part
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- ⺊ — structural part
- 灬huǒ — fire
Origin hint: 灬 gives the meaning, 占 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
老师上课前先点名。Lǎoshī shàngkè qián xiān diǎnmíng.The teacher takes the roll before class.
今天点名的时候你在吗？Jīntiān diǎnmíng de shíhou nǐ zài ma?Were you there for roll call today?
Questions about 点名
What does 点名 mean?
点名 (diǎnmíng) means “to call the roll; to mention by name”.
How do you pronounce 点名?
点名 is pronounced diǎnmíng.
Which HSK level is 点名?
点名 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 地点dìdiǎnlocation
- 一点儿yīdiǎnra little
- 点头diǎntóuto nod
- 观点guāndiǎnpoint of view
- 快点儿kuài diǎnrhurry up
- 特点tèdiǎncharacteristic
- 一点点yīdiǎndiǎna little bit
- 有点儿yǒudiǎnra little
- 重点zhòngdiǎnkey point
- 缺点quēdiǎnshortcoming
Learn 点名 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 87: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.