名为 (míng wèi) — be known as; be called

Definition

verb

be known asbe called

名为“”。
Zhè ge chéng shì míng wèi "měi shí zhī dōu".
This city is known as the "Food Capital".
名为“”。
Tā zài gōng sī lǐ míng wèi "jì shù zhuān jiā".
He is known as a "technical expert" in the company.
名为“”。
Tā de zhè zhǒng xíng wéi míng wèi "yǒng gǎn".
His behavior like this is called "bravery".

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

主谓zhǔwèiSubject + predicate

A small sentence frozen into a word: something, and what it does or is.

为wèibe called

名 means name, 为 means be called, together giving be known as.

Characters in this word

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.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 為; 为 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 為 showed a hand holding an elephant; the simplified 为 is a later shorthand.