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铭

Traditional: 銘

míng

míng · ming5 (Jyutping)

  1. to engrave
  2. inscribed motto

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Character breakdown

铭

Meaning
inscribe, engrave
Radical
钅
Strokes
11
Components
⿰钅名
Cangjie
XCNIR
Four-corner
8776

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