Sentence #334921 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
How 有名 is built
Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.
有yǒuto have; there is
有 is a single shape of 6 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
Memory aidA hand holding a piece of meat 月: to have.
名míngname
夕evening · xī
口mouth · kǒu
Memory aidEvening 夕 and a mouth 口: in the dark you call out your name.
How to write 有名
有 6 strokes · 名 6 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 有名 (yǒumíng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
有名 (yǒumíng) means “famous” or “well-known”. It is an HSK 3 word.
Say it yǒumíng: yǒu with a 3rd tone, then míng with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 有名 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type youming with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 有名 from the suggestions. Typing youming into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
有名 is an HSK 3 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
有yǒu3rd tone, dipping
名míng2nd tone, rising
