míng

inscribe

To carve  one's name  also provides the pronunciation

Components
钅 meaning component

  Meaning component

jīn

  

metal

名 sound,meaning component

  Sound Meaning component

míng

  

name

Evolution

铭 Bronze script Early Warring States (~400 BC)

Bronze script

Early Warring States (~400 BC)
铭 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
铭 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
铭 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
铭 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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míng

inscribe, engrave; unforgettably; to engrave; inscribed motto

Most common words with 铭
Freq.
Word
Meaning

铭记

to engrave in one's memory

座右铭

motto

刻骨铭心

unforgettable

to engrave

铭刻

a carved inscription