名字

míngzi

noun HSK 1 #259

Meanings

1 name

Characters

character; courtesy name

In ancient China, people had both a 名 (given name) and a 字 (courtesy name used in adulthood)

Examples

你叫什么名字？

Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?

What's your name?

请写下你的名字。

Qǐng xiě xià nǐ de míngzi.

Please write down your name.

Tips

culture

Chinese names put the family name first. 李小明 — 李 (Lǐ) is the family name, 小明 (Xiǎo Míng) is the given name.

Stroke Order

名 míng

字 zì