铭

míng = mi + (e)ng2

to engrave / inscribed motto

铭 = 名 + 钅 : Before she visits engine, in the kitchen ((e)ng2) Marilyn Monroe (mi) engraves (铭) her epitaph (铭) on her name badge (名) using a golden harpoon (钅) just in case anything happens.

铭 character breakdown

铭
- 名
  - 口
  - 夕
- 钅

míng = mi + (e)ng2

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

名 = 口 + 夕 : Mnemonic symbol: a name badge (from 名牌).

Marilyn Monroe (mi) prepared a mandarin (口) for her bat (夕) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2) and put her little darling's name badge (名) in front of it.

Character component without intrinsic meaning

Mnemonic symbol: a golden harpoon.

Characters with 铭 as component

铭 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 铭

to engrave in one's memory

motto / maxim

lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom) / fig. etched in one's memory / unforgettable

nameplate / data plate (on a machine)

a carved inscription

inscription

epitaph

inscription on stone tablet

lit. etched into one's heart and bones (idiom) / fig. etched in one's memory; remembered with gratitude as long as one lives

engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives / undying gratitude

motto / slogan

Guo "Terry" Taiming (1950-), prominent Taiwanese businessman, founder of Foxconn

Ku Hung-ming or Gu Hongming (1857-1928), Malaysian man of letters, highly regarded for his literary works written mostly in English, and known for his monarchist views

Pei Ieoh Ming or I.M. Pei (1917-2019), Chinese-American architect

MaxSun, PRC company specializing in video and computer display

etched in one's bones and heart (idiom); ever-present memory (esp. resentment)

Luo Baoming (1952-), sixth governor of Hainan

to express gratitude (esp. in public) / vote of thanks / also written 鳴謝|鸣谢

etched in one's bones and heart (idiom); ever-present memory (esp. resentment)

engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives / undying gratitude

Sentences with 铭

铭 currently does not appear in any sentence.