全名 (quán míng) — full name (first and last name, as opposed to just a surname or given name)

Definition

noun
full name (first and last name, as opposed to just a surname or given name)

Examples

  • 全名
    Qǐng zài zhè lǐ xiě xià nǐ de quán míng.
    Please write down your full name here.
  • 全名
    Tā de quán míng shì lǐ míng huá, bú shì lǐ míng.
    His full name is Li Minghua, not Li Ming.
  • 全名
    Dēng jì biǎo shàng xū yào tián xiě quán míng hé shēn fèn zhèng hào.
    The registration form requires filling in your full name and ID number.

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.

quáncomplete

全 means complete, 名 means name; together they refer to a complete name with surname and given name.

Characters in this word

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

The shape puts 入 together with 玉 to show a whole piece of jade, so it means complete or whole.

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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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