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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 铭

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
铭 míng - to engrave
- inscribed motto

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 39,681 14,624 12,933

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 钅 名

Radical:

钅

Type:

Ideographic

Hint:

To carve 钅 one's name 名; 名 also provides the pronunciation

Other Words Containing 铭

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
铭记 - 8 9,815 16,065 8,570
座右铭 6 8 12,724 30,509 25,843
刻骨铭心 - - 26,902 15,986 7,548
铭牌 - - 28,951 52,960 66,732
铭刻 - - 32,089 40,714 30,644
铭文 - - 34,770 42,175 61,322
墓志铭 - - 37,123 40,165 25,351
铭 - - 39,681 14,624 12,933
碑铭 - - 42,507 - -
铭言 - - 85,524 - -
铭心刻骨 - - 90,526 82,113 43,546