名 míng

1. míng measure word measure word for people
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
   Notes: (ABC 'míng' m; NCCED '名' 10)
2. míng noun fame; renown; reputation
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 名誉 (ABC 'míng' 名 bf 2; Kroll 2015 '名' 2; NCCED '名' 7)
3. míng noun a name; personal name; designation
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 名 means 名字. For example, 君子去仁，惡乎成名？ 'If a superior man [junzi] abandon virtue, how can he fulfill the requirements of that name?' (Lunyu 4:5, trans. by Legge 1861; ABC 'míng' 名 bf 1; Kroll 2015 '名' 1; NCCED '名' 1; Unihan '名')
4. míng noun rank; position
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Especially, in a competition or exam； in the sense of 名次 (ABC 'míng' 名 bf 3; NCCED '名' 9; Unihan '名')
5. míng verb an excuse
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (NCCED '名' 5)
6. míng noun life
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   
7. míng verb to name; to call
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '名' 1; NCCED '名' 1)
8. míng verb to express; to describe
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (NCCED '名' 3)
9. míng verb to be called; to have the name
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (NCCED '名' 4)
10. míng verb to own; to possess
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (NCCED '名' 6)
11. míng adjective famous; renowned
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (ABC 'míng' 名 bf 4; Kroll 2015 '名' 2a; NCCED '名' 8)
12. míng adjective moral
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '名' 3)

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• 又名 to be also known as
• 名画(名畫) famous painting
• 名嘴 well-known commentator; talking head; pundit; prominent TV or radio host
• 无名英雄(無名英雄) unnamed hero
• 功名 reputation; achievements; fame
• 人名 personal name
• 末名奖品(末名獎品) booby prize; wooden spoon
• 名称标签(名稱標籤) name tag
• 题名(題名) to sign one's name
• 专有名词(專有名詞) proper noun
• 名籍 household register
• 问名(問名) to enquire, according to custom, after the name and horoscope of intended bride
• 名状(名狀) to express; to describe
• 名气(名氣) reputation; fame
• 名签(名籤) name tag
• 争名竞利(爭名競利) to strive for fame and profit
• 名儒 well known Confucian scholar
• 求名责实(求名責實) to determine whether name and reality are consistent
• 师出无名(師出無名) to start a military expedition without justification
• 署名 to sign one's name
• 人怕出名猪怕肥(人怕出名豬怕肥) people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter); fame has its price
• 不记名投票(不記名投票) secret ballot
• 名目繁多 names of many kinds; items of every description
• 久闻大名(久聞大名) your name has been known to me for a long time (polite)
• 名城 famous city
• 集合名词(集合名詞) a collective noun
• 名胜古迹(名勝古跡) historical sites and scenic places
• 名列 to rank; to be among
• 寂寂无名(寂寂無名) unknown
• 打响名号(打響名號) to become well-known
• 假名 pseudonym; alias ; a fake name ; a borrowed name ; Kana
• 功名利禄(功名利祿) position and wealth; rank, fame and fortune
• 欺世盗名(欺世盜名) cheat the world and usurp honor
• 应名儿(應名兒) well known
• 无名氏(無名氏) anonymous
• 名正言顺(名正言順) in a way that justifies the use of the term; genuine; proper; in a way that conforms to logic; justifiable; appropriate
• 名衔(名銜) rank; title
• 化名 to use an alias; assumed name; pseudonym
• 可数名词(可數名詞) a countable noun
• 指示代名词(指示代名詞) demonstrative pronoun
• 恶名儿(惡名兒) a bad reputation
• 世界闻名(世界聞名) world famous

Also contained in

弄物不知名 、 大名府 、 动名词 、 梁寿名 、 名间乡 、 名山县 、 释名 、 名着 、 益州名画录

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• 卷八十七 志第四十 地理三 Volume 87 Treatises 40: Geography 3 History of Song 宋史 — count: 100
• 卷八十三　志第三十三: 　選舉三 Volume 83 Treatises 36: Selection of Officials 3 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 73
• 卷四十 志第二十: 地理三 Volume 40 Treatises 20: Geography 3 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 72
• 卷四十四 志第二十 地理五 Volume 44 Treatises 20: Geography 5 History of Ming 明史 — count: 71
• 卷四十三 志第十九 地理四 Volume 43 Treatises 19: Geography 4 History of Ming 明史 — count: 67
• 卷三 Scroll 3 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 65
• 卷五 中山經 Chapter 5: Classic of the Mountains - Central Classic of Mountains and Seas 山海經 — count: 64
• 卷一百五十六 志第一百〇九 選舉二 Volume 156 Treatises 109: Selection and appointment of Officials 2 History of Song 宋史 — count: 64
• 卷二十四　志第五:　地理上 上京路 咸平路 東京路 北京路 西京路 中都路 Volume 24 Treatises 5: Geography 1 - Shangjing Circuit, Xianping Circuit, Dongjing Circuit, Beijing Circuit, Xijing Circuit, Zhongbu Circuit History of Jin 金史 — count: 63
• 卷五 Scroll 5 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 61