I'm new to Chinese as well as this forum. I would like to know what this means:
I know it's pronounced míng, and I also know that the Ming Dynasty once ruled china. Does this also have some other meaning in Chinese, that is not a proper noun?
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2Ming dynasty is not the same character: 明 (the character in the photo is 名).– Becky 李蓓 ♦Oct 14, 2021 at 7:14
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Don't leave the OP hanging. Put her out of her misery :)– Wayne CheahOct 14, 2021 at 7:29
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As a noun, it means name. If it is a verb, it means to describe.– joehuaOct 14, 2021 at 7:57
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If the character "名" appears alone, it generally means "name" or "given name" (by the way, "surnames" in Chinese is "姓", and Chinese name consists of a surname and a given name, so "person's name" in Chinese is "姓名")
If 名 appears with other character, it will have different meanings depending on the context, e.g., a classifier (三名老师, means "three (of) teachers"), fame (名声), famous (闻名), describe (不可名状)...
