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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
character · TOCFL 1 (est.)
名 =
ㄇㄧㄥˊ · míng
noun — name; reputation, fame

字源 FORM — what the parts do

dusk, the evening moon
a mouth, calling out
At dusk (夕), too dark to make out a face, you call out (口) who you are — and that is your name. From naming, the word a person goes by, then the reputation it gathers: 名字、姓名、名聲、著名.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

天一黑(),看不清人,只好開)喊出自己的名字。
Dusk falls (夕), faces blur, so you open your mouth (口) and call your own name.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)命名、名字— to name; a name常用
姓名、名稱— full name; title, designation常用
名聲、著名— reputation; famous常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension