释名

"Shiming", late Han dictionary, containing 1502 entries, using puns on the pronunciation of headwords to explain their meaning

míng = mi + (e)ng2

name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people

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shì = sh + Ø4

to explain / to release / Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2]) / Buddhism

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释名 is not used as a component in another word.

释名 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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