點名

roll call / to mention sb by name / (to call or praise or criticize sb) by name

Characters and words in 點名

point / dot / drop / speck / o'clock / point (in space or time) / to draw a dot / to check on a list / to choose / to order (food in a restaurant) / to touch briefly / to hint / to light / to ignite / to pour a liquid drop by drop / (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1] / dot stroke in Chinese characters / classifier for items

点 = 占 + 灬 : Dorothy Gale opened a new shop inside anthill. She's selling grilled vegetables, and many people are ordering them. On a plate, they only look like little spots or points.

名

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.