起名 meaning in English

qǐmíng

to name; to christen

16 strokes

Meaning of 起名

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

qǐmíng
  1. to name
  2. to christen
  3. to take a name

起名 in example sentences

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

玛mǎ丽lì给gěi宝bǎo宝bǎo起qǐ名míng叫jiào汤tāng姆mǔ。
Mary named the baby Tom.

Stroke order for each character

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起 qǐ · to rise · 10 strokes

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名 míng · name · 6 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 起名.

一起yīqǐ(in) the same place; together; in company (with)
起来qǐláito stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]
对不起duìbuqǐI'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint
名字míngziname (of a person or thing)
起床qǐchuángto get out of bed; to get up
有名yǒumíngfamous; well-known
想起xiǎngqǐto recall; to think of
名单míngdānlist of names
起飞qǐfēi(of an aircraft or rocket) to take off; to lift off; (fig.) (of an enterprise etc) to star
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

Questions about 起名

What does 起名 mean?

起名 (qǐmíng) means "to name; to christen".

How do you write 起名?

起名 is made of 2 characters: 起 (10 strokes), 名 (6 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.