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人名 (rén míng) — person's name (full name); given name (as opposed to surname)

Definition

人名 refers to a person's full name (given name + surname together) — broader than just the given name. Distinguish from 名字, which more often means a given name or the name someone is called.

noun
person's name (full name)given name (as opposed to surname)

Examples

  • 人名。
    Qǐng xiě xià nǐ de rén míng.
    Please write down your name.
  • 。
    Wǒ jì zhù le yí gè wài guó rén míng.
    I remember a foreign person's name.
  • 人名。
    Zhè ge rén míng hěn tè bié.
    This name is very special.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

人rénperson
名míngname

人 means person, and 名 means name; together they refer to the name of a person.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

名 puts 夕 (crescent moon) above 口 (mouth), showing a name spoken in the dark.

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