| 名 | míng | name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners); famous; classifier for people |
| 著名 | zhù míng | famous; noted; well-known; celebrated |
| 名称 | míng chēng | name (of a thing); name (of an organization) |
| 名义 | míng yì | titular; (do something) in sb's name |
| 名字 | míng zi | name (of a person or thing); CL:个 |
| 有名 | yǒu míng | famous; well-known |
| 名词 | míng cí | noun |
| 命名 | mìng míng | to give a name to; to dub; to christen; to designate; named after; naming |
| 姓名 | xìng míng | name and surname; CL:个 |
| 罪名 | zuì míng | criminal charge; accusation |
| 名单 | míng dān | list (of names) |
| 报名 | bào míng | to sign up; to enter one's name; to apply; to register; to enroll; to enlist |
| 签名 | qiān míng | to sign (one's name with a pen etc); to autograph |
| 无名 | wú míng | nameless; obscure |
| 闻名 | wén míng | well-known; famous; renowned; eminent |
| 名誉 | míng yù | fame; reputation; honor; honorary; emeritus (of retired professor) |
| 名学 | míng xué | (archaic term) logic |
| 知名 | zhī míng | well known; famous |
| 无名指 | wú míng zhǐ | ring finger |
| 莫名其妙 | mò míng qí miào | unfathomable mystery (idiom); subtle and ineffable; unable to make head or tail of it; boring (e.g. movie) |
| 名次 | míng cì | position in a ranking of names |
| 名目 | míng mù | name of an item; fame |
| 联名 | lián míng | jointly (signed, declared, sponsored) |
| 出名 | chū míng | well-known for sth; to become well known; to make one's mark |
| 名家 | Míng Jiā | Logicians School of Thought of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), also called the School of Names |
| 名士 | míng shì | famous scholar; worthy; celebrity, esp. distinguished literary person having no official post |
| 点名 | diǎn míng | roll call; to mention sb by name; (to call or praise or criticize sb) by name |
| 唱名 | chàng míng | solfege |
| 名牌 | míng pái | famous brand |
| 名山 | Míng shān | famous mountain; Mingshan county in Ya'an 雅安, Sichuan |
| 大名 | dà míng | great name; your name (honorary); one's formal personal name; Daming county in Handan 邯郸, Hebei |
| 书名 | shū míng | name of a book; reputation as calligrapher |
| 地名 | dì míng | placename; toponymy |
| 署名 | shǔ míng | to sign (a signature) |
| 名贵 | míng guì | famous and valuable; rare; precious |
| 提名 | tí míng | nominate |
| 名声 | míng shēng | reputation |
| 名胜 | míng shèng | a place famous for its scenery or historical relics; scenic spot; CL:处 |
| 俗名 | sú míng | common name |
| 名利 | míng lì | fame and profit |
| 名著 | míng zhù | masterpiece |
| 盛名 | shèng míng | famous reputation |
| 名额 | míng é | fixed number of people; quota |
| 名人 | míng rén | personage; celebrity |
| 名数 | míng shù | (grammar) number plus classifier; household (in census) |
| 名医 | míng yī | famous doctor |
| 正名 | zhèng míng | official name; proper title; to attain a formal title |
| 音名 | yīn míng | name of pitch (e.g. C, D, E or do, re, mi) |
| 功名 | gōng míng | scholarly honor (in imperial exams); rank; achievement; fame; glory |
| 指名 | zhǐ míng | to mention by name; to designate; designated |
