Today we will examine a new Chinese character 名, it is composed of 夕 and 口. From its evolution history below, it is quite obvious that 名 was created with relation to sunset and mouth. As we have mentioned in our previous lesson that 名 means
name of a person, you might be wondering how that is deducted from
夕 and 口?
below image is gotten from http://www.vividict.com :
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| Learn one Chinese Character a day - 名 |
The logic is that: when it is in darkness (夕), name (名) is necessary to call (using 口) a specific person.
So 名 means
Name.
When it is combined with 小: 小名 means nickname.
When it is combined with 大: 大名 means official name used for legal documents, or famous / renowned.
Now let us enjoy a Chinese calligraphy with 名 inside:
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| 三十功名尘与土，八千里路云和月 |
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