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取名 meaning in English

qǔmíng

to name; to be named

14 strokes

Meaning of 取名

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

qǔmíng
  1. to name
  2. to be named
  3. to christen
  4. to seek fame

取名 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā们men为wèi他tā们men的de女nǚ儿ér取qǔ名míng海hǎi伦lún。
They named their daughter Helen.
她tā以yǐ她tā母mǔ亲qīn的de名míng字zì被bèi取qǔ名míng为wèi凯kǎi特tè。
She was named Kate after her mother.
我wǒ们men以yǐ他tā祖zǔ父fù的de名míng字zì为wèi他tā取qǔ名míng为wèi托tuō马mǎ斯sī。
We named him Thomas after his grandfather.
他tā们men给gěi他tā们men的de儿ér子zi取qǔ名míng叫jiào汤tāng姆mǔ。
They named their son Tom.
他tā为wèi他tā的de儿ér子zi取qǔ名míng詹zhān姆mǔ斯sī。
He named his son James.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

取 qǔ · to take · 8 strokes

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名 míng · name · 6 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 取名.

名字míngziname (of a person or thing)
有名yǒumíngfamous; well-known
名单míngdānlist of names
取得qǔdéto acquire; to get; to obtain
姓名xìngmíngsurname and given name; full name
名称míngchēngname (of a thing); name (of an organization)
报名bàomíngto sign up; to enter one's name
取消qǔxiāoto cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind
采取cǎiqǔto adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take
争取zhēngqǔto fight for; to strive for
排名páimíngto rank (1st, 2nd etc); ranking
著名zhùmíngfamous; noted

Questions about 取名

What does 取名 mean?

取名 (qǔmíng) means "to name; to be named".

How do you write 取名?

取名 is made of 2 characters: 取 (8 strokes), 名 (6 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.