Read Edit View history 名 míng HSK1 name Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts a mouth (口) saying their own name at night (夕) when it is too dark for others to see them. Pinyin Separate values with commas míng × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts the moon. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 名 Simp strokes 名 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 名 Simp strokes 名 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 名 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 496, 828 ], [ 517, 782 ], [ 448, 681 ], [ 355, 591 ], [ 314, 561 ], [ 245, 525 ] ], [ [ 476, 673 ], [ 501, 682 ], [ 575, 689 ], [ 635, 702 ], [ 672, 697 ], [ 687, 688 ], [ 669, 648 ], [ 603, 554 ], [ 533, 468 ], [ 409, 337 ], [ 318, 256 ], [ 180, 151 ], [ 49, 75 ] ], [ [ 355, 564 ], [ 434, 500 ], [ 451, 465 ] ], [ [ 367, 261 ], [ 395, 244 ], [ 407, 214 ], [ 440, 11 ] ], [ [ 427, 263 ], [ 443, 250 ], [ 610, 273 ], [ 702, 294 ], [ 741, 291 ], [ 781, 253 ], [ 736, 131 ], [ 705, 110 ] ], [ [ 462, 38 ], [ 474, 53 ], [ 693, 80 ], [ 753, 79 ], [ 776, 69 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 493 696 Q 527 736 560 768 Q 573 780 561 797 Q 522 839 496 842 Q 483 841 483 826 Q 477 714 306 577 Q 284 571 235 528 Q 225 515 241 516 Q 275 516 347 563 L 360 571 Q 424 616 471 670 L 493 696 Z", "M 376 277 Q 536 421 691 621 Q 713 649 751 677 Q 767 687 762 697 Q 761 707 698 736 Q 680 746 635 724 Q 578 708 493 696 C 463 692 441 674 471 670 Q 498 657 614 679 Q 633 683 639 675 Q 643 668 629 648 Q 544 503 400 361 Q 279 243 47 82 Q 31 70 46 69 Q 82 69 200 143 Q 293 204 358 262 L 376 277 Z", "M 347 563 Q 347 554 415 477 Q 419 471 426 464 Q 436 451 450 451 Q 460 450 465 461 Q 471 473 466 500 Q 462 530 371 568 Q 365 571 360 571 C 343 573 343 573 347 563 Z", "M 417 266 Q 405 272 376 277 C 349 282 349 282 358 262 Q 359 258 362 253 Q 393 183 407 69 Q 410 35 428 12 Q 446 -10 451 5 Q 455 15 456 31 L 454 70 Q 448 88 431 229 C 427 259 427 262 417 266 Z", "M 756 100 Q 790 199 833 231 Q 854 252 838 273 Q 789 315 745 326 Q 729 329 713 323 Q 602 284 417 266 C 387 263 401 225 431 229 Q 434 229 684 267 Q 712 273 723 260 Q 735 248 730 224 Q 715 158 697 105 C 688 77 746 72 756 100 Z", "M 456 31 Q 462 31 469 32 Q 566 48 772 58 Q 785 59 786 69 Q 787 78 756 100 C 739 113 727 110 697 105 Q 561 80 454 70 C 424 67 426 29 456 31 Z" ] } 6 strokes 名 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 493, 838 ], [ 520, 778 ], [ 450, 684 ], [ 342, 582 ], [ 239, 525 ] ], [ [ 482, 673 ], [ 664, 706 ], [ 709, 678 ], [ 390, 320 ], [ 50, 77 ] ], [ [ 355, 562 ], [ 427, 508 ], [ 452, 457 ] ], [ [ 365, 261 ], [ 401, 231 ], [ 442, 5 ] ], [ [ 425, 264 ], [ 450, 251 ], [ 751, 287 ], [ 791, 248 ], [ 731, 116 ], [ 707, 108 ] ], [ [ 463, 39 ], [ 692, 80 ], [ 781, 73 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M493,696C515,723 537,747 560,768C568,777 569,787 561,797C535,826 513,842 496,842C487,843 483,836 483,826C479,752 417,662 306,577C293,568 274,554 235,528C225,522 230,516 241,516C263,517 298,533 347,563C356,568 356,568 360,571C404,599 440,634 471,670C486,687 486,687 493,696Z", "M376,277C486,369 587,488 691,621C705,640 725,659 751,677C761,685 764,690 762,697C760,704 739,717 698,736C685,743 666,736 635,724C598,711 549,704 493,696C482,694 460,674 471,670C489,662 536,665 614,679C626,682 634,681 639,675C641,671 637,662 629,648C571,552 496,456 400,361C319,283 201,190 47,82C36,75 34,70 46,69C69,69 121,93 200,143C262,183 313,225 358,262C370,272 370,272 376,277Z", "M347,563C347,557 421,470 426,464C433,457 440,452 450,451C456,451 461,454 465,461C468,470 470,483 466,500C459,525 429,544 360,571C355,573 345,568 347,563Z", "M417,266C409,270 395,274 376,277C368,278 356,269 358,262C382,206 398,146 407,69C409,47 415,28 428,12C439,-2 447,-4 451,5C453,12 456,21 456,31C455,57 455,57 454,70C453,83 442,135 431,229C428,242 429,261 417,266Z", "M756,100C778,166 805,209 833,231C848,244 850,262 838,273C807,304 773,320 745,326C733,329 723,327 713,323C639,297 540,278 417,266C404,263 418,227 431,229C433,229 517,241 684,267C702,270 715,269 723,260C730,252 733,240 730,224C720,180 709,141 697,105C691,86 749,82 756,100Z", "M456,31C532,43 634,52 772,58C780,59 785,63 786,69C786,75 776,86 756,100C740,112 716,109 697,105C606,89 525,77 454,70C441,67 443,28 456,31Z" ] } 6 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.