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Radical:
Radical Strokes: 8
Additional Strokes: 6
Total Strokes: 14
Simplified Form:

Pronunciation

Pinyin: míng
Cantonese: ming4 ming5
JapaneseKun: SHIRUSU
JapaneseOn: MEI MYOU
Korean: MYENG

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: inscribe, engrave; unforgettably

CE-Dict: to engrave/inscribed motto

Soothill: To engrave, on metal, stone, or the tablets of the heart.

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.(used in old times) inscription (mostly engraved)
2.(used in old times) to engrave

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: inscription

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: inscription

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《金部》銘 記也。从金名聲。

康熙字典文字版 【戌集上】【金字部】 銘
【唐韻】莫經切【集韻】【韻會】忙經切,𠀤音冥。【說文】記誦也。【集韻】志也。【釋名】銘,名也,記名其功也。【又】述其功美,使可稱名也。【禮·祭統】夫鼎有銘。銘者,自名也,自名以稱揚其先祖之美,而明著之後世者也。【註】銘,謂書之刻之,以識事者也。【禮·大學】湯之盤銘曰。【註】銘,銘其器以自警之詞也。 又【禮·檀弓】銘,明旌也。【周禮·春官·小祝】設熬置銘。【註】銘,今書或作名。鄭云:銘,書死者名于旌。

Japanese Places Mei (loc)

CF-Dict: inscription/graver

Han-De-Dict: Inschrift (u.E.) (S)