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本名 meaning in English

běnmíng

original name; real name; (of foreigners) first name; given name

11 strokes

Meaning of 本名

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

běnmíng
  1. original name; real name
  2. (of foreigners) first name; given name

本名 in example sentences

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

老lǎo子zi的de本běn名míng是shì李lǐ耳ěr。
Laozi's real name was Li Er.
孙sūn子zi的de本běn名míng是shì孙sūn武wǔ。
Sun Tzu's real name was Sun Wu.
孔kǒng子zi的de本běn名míng是shì孔kǒng丘qiū。
Confucius's real name was Kong Qiu.

Stroke order for each character

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

本 běn · root · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

名 míng · name · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

Related words

Words that share a character with 本名.

名字míngziname (of a person or thing)
有名yǒumíngfamous; well-known
本子běnzibook; notebook
课本kèběntextbook
名单míngdānlist of names
姓名xìngmíngsurname and given name; full name
笔记本bǐjìběnnotebook (stationery) (CL:本[ben3]); (computing) laptop; notebook (abbr. for 筆記本電腦|笔记本电脑[bi
名称míngchēngname (of a thing); name (of an organization)
报名bàomíngto sign up; to enter one's name
根本gēnběnfundamental; basic
本来běnláioriginal; originally
基本jīběnbasic; fundamental

Questions about 本名

What does 本名 mean?

本名 (běnmíng) means "original name; real name; (of foreigners) first name; given name".

How do you write 本名?

本名 is made of 2 characters: 本 (5 strokes), 名 (6 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.