míng

to engrave

inscribed motto

metal (钅) + name (名) = engrave a name in metal

A name or reputation carved in metal endures far longer than spoken words. The character captures the ancient practice of etching honorifics or moral maxims onto bronze vessels.

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这句话刻在我心里,永远不会忘。

zhè jù huà míng kè zài wǒ xīn lǐ, yǒng yuǎn bù huì wàng。

This sentence is engraved in my heart and will never be forgotten.

老师的教导让他记于心,时刻提醒自己。

lǎo shī de jiào dǎo ràng tā míng jì yú xīn, shí kè tí xǐng zì jǐ。

The teacher's guidance is engraved in his heart, reminding him at all times.

Words with 铭

郭台铭

guō tái míng

Guo "Terry" Taiming (1950-), prominent Taiwanese businessman, founder of Foxconn

铭刻

míng kè

a carved inscription

铭心刻骨

míng xīn kè gǔ

lit. etched into one's heart and bones (idiom)

铭心镂骨

míng xīn lòu gǔ

engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives

铭文

míng wén

inscription

铭牌

míng pái

nameplate

铭瑄

míng xuān

MaxSun, PRC company specializing in video and computer display

铭言

míng yán

motto

铭记

míng jì

to engrave in one's memory

铭谢

míng xiè

to express gratitude (esp. in public)

镌心铭骨

juān xīn míng gǔ

etched in one's bones and heart (idiom); ever-present memory (esp. resentment)

镌骨铭心

juān gǔ míng xīn

etched in one's bones and heart (idiom); ever-present memory (esp. resentment)

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