姓名 (xìng míng) — full name | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

姓名 means your full name — surname plus given name together, as on a form or ID. Use 名字 in casual talk; 姓 is just the family name alone.

noun

full name

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

姓xìngfamily name

名mínggiven name

It puts 姓, the family name, beside 名, the personal name, to mean full name.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

女生姓

Meaning part形符xíngfú

女女nǚwoman; female

Sound part声符shēngfú

生

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

姓 combines 女 (woman) with 生, which gives the pronunciation.

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

夕口名

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

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