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记名 (jì míng) — to sign one's name; to register (one's name)

Definition

记名 (jì míng) is a formal verb meaning 'to sign / register one's name' on a document, ballot, or account — used in official, written contexts rather than casual speech.

verb
to sign one's nameto register (one's name)

Examples

  • 记名。
    Qǐng zài zhè lǐ jì míng.
    Please sign your name here.
  • 。
    Tā jì le yí gè míng jiù zǒu le.
    He signed his name and left.
  • 记名。
    Zhè cì xuǎn jǔ cǎi yòng jì míng tóu piào fāng shì.
    This election uses a registered ballot system.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

记jìrecord
名míngname

记, 'write down', acts on 名, 'name', so one signs or registers.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 記; 记 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánspeech; words
Sound part声符shēngfú
己
己jǐ記jì
Same sound today

The traditional form 記 pairs 言 (speech; words) with 己 as a sound part; the simplified 记 is a later shorthand, so its right side is not the historical component.

Open 记 →

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.

Open 名 →
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