得名 (dé míng) — to gain a reputation; to be named (after something)

Definition

得名 means 'to get one's name from' or 'to gain a good reputation' — usually as 得名于 / 因…而得名, naming the source. Don't confuse with 叫 (be called) or 著名 (famous).

verb
to gain a reputationto be named (after something)

Examples

  • 得名。
    Zhè ge chéng shì dé míng yú tā de gǔ lǎo jiàn zhù.
    This city is named after its ancient architecture.
  • 得名。
    Tā yīn nà xiàng fā míng ér dé míng.
    He gained fame from that invention.
  • ，。
    Zhè ge dì qū fēng jǐng yōu měi, dé le yí gè hǎo míng.
    This region has beautiful scenery and gained a good reputation.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

得déget
名míngname

得 means to obtain and 名 is a name, so the word means to gain a name or reputation.

Characters in this word

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

The old form 㝵 showed a hand picking up a cowry, meaning to obtain; later changes turned that picture into 得.

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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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