銘
See also: 铭
Translingual
Han character
銘 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+6, 14 strokes, cangjie input 金弓戈口 (CNIR), four-corner 87160, composition ⿰金名)
Descendants
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1305, character 7
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40385
- Dae Jaweon: page 1807, character 17
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4200, character 10
- Unihan data for U+9298
Chinese
trad. | 銘 | |
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simp. | 铭 |
Glyph origin
Historical forms of the character 銘 | ||
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Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *meːŋ) : semantic 釒 (“metal”) + phonetic 名 (OC *meŋ) – engrave in metal. Note that 名 means “name”, hence connotations of “engrave a name in metal”.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: míng
- Wade–Giles: ming2
- Yale: míng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ming
- Palladius: мин (min)
- Sinological IPA (key): /miŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: ming4 / ming5
- Yale: mìhng / míhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: ming4 / ming5
- Guangdong Romanization: ming4 / ming5
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɪŋ²¹/, /mɪŋ¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
- Middle Chinese: meng
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*mˤeŋ/
- (Zhengzhang): /*meːŋ/
Definitions
Compounds
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Japanese
Kanji
銘
Readings
Kanji in this term |
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銘 |
めい Grade: S |
on'yomi |
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Chinese 銘/铭 (meng, “inscription”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
Derived terms
- 無銘 (mumei)
- 太刀銘 (tachimei)
- 刀銘 (katanamei)
- 刀銘 (tōmei)
- 表銘 (omotemei)
- 裏銘 (uramei)
- 二字銘 (nijimei): (swords) an inscription of two characters
- 長銘 (nagamei), 長銘 (chōmei): (swords) an inscription that includes some personal details about the swordsmith
- 受領銘 (zuryōmei)
- 折り返し銘 (orikaeshimei)
- 額銘 (gakumei): (swords) an inscription where a blade is shortened and a rectangular metal piece bearing the original inscription is cut out from the removed portion and embedded in the new tang
- 朱銘 (shumei)
References
Korean
Hanja
銘 (eum 명 (myeong))
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Vietnamese
Han character
銘: Hán Nôm readings: minh, triệu
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