Chinese word

姓名

Pronunciation

Pinyinxìng míng

Meaning

  • nounname

Example

请在表格上填写您的姓名。qǐng zài biǎo gé shàng tián xiě nín de xìng míng

Please enter your name on the form.

Illustration for 姓名 (name)

More examples

请写下每位参加者的姓名。qǐng xiě xià měi wèi cān jiā zhě de xìng míng

Please write down each participant's name.

Core concept

The two-part name that identifies a person: the family name joined with the given name.

Common phrases

  • 填写姓名tián xiě xìng míng

    fill in one's name

  • 登记姓名dēng jì xìng míng

    register one's name

  • 留下姓名liú xià xìng míng

    leave one's name

Similar words

名字míng zì: The name a person is commonly called in ordinary conversation.
姓xìng: The name that shows a person's family line and is often inherited from a parent.
名míng: The personal name that identifies one individual within a family.

Definition in Chinese

指一个人的全名，即姓氏与个人名字的合并称呼，常见于证件、登记和正式文件，通常以姓在前名在后排列。zhǐ yí gè rén de quán míng jí xìng shì yǔ gè rén míng zì de hé bìng chēng hū cháng jiàn yú zhèng jiàn dēng jì hé zhèng shì wén jiàn tōng cháng yǐ xìng zài qián míng zài hòu pái liè

Word origin

姓名 (xìngmíng, "full name") is built from 姓 (xìng, "surname") + 名 (míng, "given name"), making its meaning transparent as the two-part name used for identification.

Usage tips

  • The word is especially common on school, travel, and government paperwork, where recognizing it quickly helps locate the field for the whole name rather than a single part.

Other meanings

  • full namenoun

Opposites

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