原名

yuánmíng

noun #33,525

Meanings

1 original name
2 real name (before a stage name or pen name)
3 former name (of a place)

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

这家公司原名XX有限公司。

Zhè jiā gōngsī yuánmíng XX yǒuxiàn gōngsī.

This company was originally called XX Co., Ltd.

HSK 7-9

鲁迅原名周树人。

Lǔ Xùn yuánmíng Zhōu Shùrén.

Lu Xun's original name was Zhou Shuren.

Tips

usage

原名 is used in two main contexts: (1) revealing the birth name behind a pseudonym/stage name, '鲁迅，原名周树人' (Lu Xun, originally Zhou Shuren); (2) noting a place or institution's former name. Compare 本名 (běnmíng, 'real name').

Stroke Order

原 yuán

名 míng