铭 (銘)
míng
Pinyin

Definition

铭 (銘)
 - 
míng
  1. to engrave
  2. inscribed motto

Character Decomposition

Related Words (12)

铭刻
míng kè
  1. 1 a carved inscription
刻骨铭心
kè gǔ míng xīn
  1. 1 lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. etched in one's memory
  3. 3 unforgettable
墓志铭
mù zhì míng
  1. 1 epitaph
铭文
míng wén
  1. 1 inscription
铭记
míng jì
  1. 1 to engrave in one's memory

Idioms (5)

刻骨铭心
kè gǔ míng xīn
  1. 1 lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. etched in one's memory
  3. 3 unforgettable
铭心刻骨
míng xīn kè gǔ
  1. 1 engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives
  2. 2 undying gratitude
铭心镂骨
míng xīn lòu gǔ
  1. 1 engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives
  2. 2 undying gratitude
镌心铭骨
juān xīn míng gǔ
  1. 1 etched in one's bones and heart (idiom); ever-present memory (esp. resentment)
镌骨铭心
juān gǔ míng xīn
  1. 1 etched in one's bones and heart (idiom); ever-present memory (esp. resentment)

Sample Sentences

经历了战争的人们，更加懂得和平的宝贵。我们纪念中国人民抗日战争暨世界反法西斯战争胜利七十周年，就是要铭记历史、缅怀先烈、珍爱和平、开创未来。
jīnglì le zhànzhēng de rénmen ，gèngjiā dǒngde hépíng de bǎoguì 。wǒmen jìniàn Zhōngguó rénmín Kàng Rì Zhànzhēng jì shìjiè fǎn fǎxīsī zhànzhēng shènglì qīshí zhōunián ，jiùshì yào míngjì lìshǐ 、miǎnhuái xiānliè 、zhēnài hépíng 、kāichuàng wèilái 。
People have have been through war, understand the preciousness of peace even more than others. When we remember the Seventieth Anniversary of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, we engrave history in our memories, commemorate the martyrs, cherish peace, and start looking towards the future.
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让我们共同铭记历史所启示的伟大真理：正义必胜！和平必胜！人民必胜！
ràng wǒmen gòngtóng míngjì lìshǐ suǒ qǐshì de wěidà zhēnlǐ ：zhèngyì bìshèng ！hépíng bìshèng ！rénmín bìshèng ！
Let us come together to engrave the great truth revealed by history in our memories: justice must prevail! Peace must prevail! The people must prevail!
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在那场战争中，中国人民以巨大民族牺牲支撑起了世界反法西斯战争的东方主战场，为世界反法西斯战争胜利作出了重大贡献。中国人民抗日战争也得到了国际社会广泛支持，中国人民将永远铭记各国人民为中国抗战胜利作出的贡献！
zài nà chǎng zhànzhēng zhōng ，Zhōngguó rénmín yǐ jùdà mínzú xīshēng zhīchēng qǐ le shìjiè fǎn fǎxīsī zhànzhēng de dōngfāng zhǔ zhànchǎng ，wèi shìjiè fǎn fǎxīsī zhànzhēng shènglì zuòchū le zhòngdà gòngxiàn 。Zhōngguó rénmín Kàng Rì Zhànzhēng yě dédào le guójìshèhuì guǎngfàn zhīchí ，Zhōngguó rénmín jiāng yǒngyuǎn míngjì gèguó rénmín wèi Zhōngguó kàng zhàn shènglì zuò chū de gòngxiàn ！
In this war, the Chinese people’s great sacrifice propped up the Eastern front of the World Anti-Fascist War, making an important contribution to the victory in the World Anti-Fascist War. The Chinese People’s War Against Japanese Aggression has also won widespread support in international circles, and the contributions of people of all nations to China’s victory in the war will always remain engraved on the memories of the Chinese people!
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