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名 — name; noun; place

name; noun; place; famous; classifier for people

Pinyin
míng
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 1
Handwriting
required

How to write 名: 6 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.

名 — 6 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 名 in the HSK syllabus: 38

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 名字míngzinameHSK 1
  2. 名míngname; noun; place; famous; classifier for peopleHSK 2
  3. 姓名xìngmíng—HSK 2
  4. 名单míngdānlist of namesHSK 3
  5. 名人míngrénpersonage; celebrityHSK 3
  6. 有名yǒumíngfamous; well-knownHSK 3
  7. 报名bàomíngto sign up; to enter one's name; to applyHSK 4
  8. 点名diǎnmíngroll call; to mention sb by name; by nameHSK 4
  9. 著名zhùmíngfamous; noted; well-known; celebratedHSK 4
  10. 名称míngchēngname; nameHSK 5
  11. 名牌míngpáifamous brand; nameplate; name tagHSK 5
  12. 名片míngpiàncardHSK 5
  13. 签名qiānmíngto sign; to autograph; signatureHSK 5
  14. 知名zhīmíngwell-known; famousHSK 5
  15. 出名chūmíngwell-known for sth; to become well knownHSK 6
  16. 名额míng’équota; number of places; placeHSK 6
  17. 名气míngqireputation; fameHSK 6
  18. 名胜míngshènga place famous for its scenery or historical relicsHSK 6
  19. 命名mìngmíngto give a name to; to dub; to christen; to designateHSK 6
  20. 排名páimíngto rank; rankingHSK 6
  21. 闻名wénmíngwell-known; famous; renowned; eminentHSK 6
  22. 驰名chímíngfamousHSK 7–9
  23. 大名鼎鼎dàmíng-dǐngdǐnggrand reputation; renowned; famousHSK 7–9
  24. 顾名思义gùmíng-sīyìas the name impliesHSK 7–9
  25. 黑名单hēimíngdānblacklistHSK 7–9
  26. 名次míngcìposition in a ranking of names; place; rankHSK 7–9
  27. 名副其实míngfùqíshínot just in name only, but also in realityHSK 7–9
  28. 名贵míngguìfamous and valuable; rare; preciousHSK 7–9
  29. 名利mínglìfame and profitHSK 7–9
  30. 名声míngshēngreputationHSK 7–9
  31. 名言míngyánsaying; famous remarkHSK 7–9
  32. 名义míngyìname; titular; nominal; in name; ostensible purposeHSK 7–9
  33. 名誉míngyùfame; reputation; honor; honorary; emeritusHSK 7–9
  34. 名著míngzhùmasterpieceHSK 7–9
  35. 莫名其妙mòmíngqímiàobaffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicableHSK 7–9
  36. 匿名nìmínganonymousHSK 7–9
  37. 提名tímíngto nominateHSK 7–9
  38. 远近闻名yuǎnjìn-wénmíngto be known far and wide; to be well-knownHSK 7–9

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.