花名册 (huāmíngcè): roster

Measure Word

一本花名册 běn

Meanings

1 roster
2 roll call register
3 name list

Characters

花

huā

flower; elaborate; varied

booklet; volume; register

Examples

HSK 3

公司的花名册上共有两百名员工。

Gōngsī de huāmíngcè shàng gòngyǒu liǎngbǎi míng yuángōng.

The company roster lists a total of two hundred employees.

HSK 4

请把新员工的名字加入花名册。

Qǐng bǎ xīn yuángōng de míngzi jiārù huāmíngcè.

Please add the new employee's name to the roster.

HSK 7-9

老师拿着花名册，逐一点名。

Lǎoshī ná zhe huāmíngcè, zhúyī diǎnmíng.

The teacher held the roll and called names one by one.

Tips

memory

花 here means decorative/elaborate (as in elaborate listings of names), 名 means name, and 册 means booklet - an elaborately listed book of names.

Stroke Order

花 huā

名 míng

册 cè

Related Words

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roll (of names) / register / roster

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famous flower; prized flower / a beautiful woman who is already taken

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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

名单 míngdān HSK 2 #1,298

list of names / roster

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to do a roll call / to mention someone by name

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alias / pseudonym / assumed name

名下 míngxià #8,213

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

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one's formal name / great reputation; famous name