李铭

李銘

Lǐ Míng

proper noun

Meanings

1 Li Ming (common Chinese male name); Li Ming (1887-1966), banker and head of the Zhejiang Industrial Bank in Republican-era Shanghai

Characters

plum; surname Li

inscription; to engrave

Examples

HSK 3

我们部门新来的实习生叫李铭。

Wǒmen bùmén xīn lái de shíxíshēng jiào Lǐ Míng.

The new intern in our department is named Li Ming.

HSK 6

李铭在民国时期是上海金融界的重要人物。

Lǐ Míng zài Mínguó shíqī shì Shànghǎi jīnróngjiè de zhòngyào rénwù.

Li Ming was an important figure in Shanghai's financial world during the Republican era.

Tips

culture

铭 ('inscription; to engrave in memory') gives the given name a classical feel - compare the idiom 刻骨铭心 ('engraved on bone, inscribed on the heart'). Paired with China's #2 surname 李, the name is very common.

Stroke Order

李 lǐ

铭 míng