记名 (jìmíng): to register one's name

Meanings

1 to register one's name
2 to put one's name on
3 registered (of a document, bond, etc.)

Characters

记

jì

to record; to note; to remember

名

míng

name; fame; reputation

Examples

这是一张记名支票，不能转让。

Zhè shì yī zhāng jìmíng zhīpiào, bù néng zhuǎnràng.

This is a registered check and cannot be transferred.

请在报名表上记名。

Qǐng zài bàomíngbiǎo shàng jìmíng.

Please write your name on the registration form.

Tips

usage

记名 is often used in legal and financial contexts as an adjective meaning 'registered' or 'named'. The antonym is 不记名/无记名 (anonymous/bearer), used in phrases like 不记名投票 (secret ballot) and 无记名债券 (bearer bond).

Stroke Order

记 jì

名 míng

Related Words

名下 míngxià #8,213

under someone's name; registered to someone / in the name of

名牌 míngpái #8,790

famous brand; name brand / name tag; name plate

取名 qǔmíng #9,276

to name; to give a name to / to choose a name

真名 zhēnmíng #4,995

real name / true name

署名 shǔmíng #13,021

to sign (one's name) / to put one's name to

大名 dàmíng #9,183

one's formal name / great reputation; famous name

店名 diànmíng #24,991

shop name / store name / name of a business

命名 mìngmíng HSK 7 #4,899

to name / to christen / to designate

名片 míngpiàn HSK 4 #4,382

business card; name card

姓名 xìngmíng HSK 2 #4,042

full name