• 203rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.10% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 341 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. míng (ming2)name • noun (part of speech) • place (e.g. among winners) • famous • classifier for people

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

名单 (名單)
名字 
成名 
排名 

Uncommon

出名 
功名 
取名 
名人 
名利 
名副其实 (名副其實)
名叫 
名媛 
名将 (名將)
名气 (名氣)
名片 
名牌 
名状 (名狀)
名称 (名稱)
名义 (名義)
名著 
名号 (名號)
名言 
名词 (名詞)
名誉 (名譽)
名额 (名額)
命名 
报名 (報名)
姓名 
实名制 (實名制)
提名 
改名 
更名 
有名 
无名指 (無名指)
知名 
签名 (簽名)
茂名 
莫名 
莫名其妙 
著名 
点名 (點名)

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  • 177th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.12% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 212 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
N/AN/AN/ANo glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. biǎo (biao3)exterior surface • family relationship via females • to show (one's opinion) • a model • a table (listing information) • a form • a meter (measuring sth)
2. biǎo (biao3)wrist or pocket watch

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

代表 
发表 (發表)
表情 
表态 (表態)
表演 
表现 (表現)
表示 
表达 (表達)

Uncommon

外表 
手表 (手錶)
表哥 
表妹 
表姐 
表弟 
表扬 (表揚)
表明 
表白 
表皮 
表面 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.