name; fame; reputation; famous; well-known; measure word for people; to name; to call
名 is a name, and the fame that comes with one.
GF0025–2021 character list · 一级WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
ZDIC: 会意, 从口、从夕. The written order is 夕 over 口; the classic account is speaking one's name by mouth in the dark.
WHOLE CHARACTER
name; fame; reputation; famous; well-known; measure word for people; to name; to call
名 is a name, and the fame that comes with one.
ZDIC: 会意, 从口、从夕. The written order is 夕 over 口; the classic account is speaking one's name by mouth in the dark.
MEANING: EVENING
evening
Standalone meaning is kept separate from its role in other characters.
In 名: meaning: evening Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
MEANING: MOUTH (SPEAKING)
mouth; opening
Mouth/speech/opening clue; may also be a repeated visual element.
In 名: meaning: mouth (speaking) Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
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