名称

The Chinese word 名称 (míngchēng) for "name" or "title" is composed of two characters: 名 (míng) and 称 (chēng). The character 名 originally meant "to call out" or "to give a name to something". It is composed of the radical 口 (kǒu), which represents the mouth, and the phonetic component 夕 (xī), which is thought to be a simplified form of the character 夕 (xī), meaning "evening". The character 称 originally meant "to weigh" or "to measure". It is composed of the radical 斤 (jīn), which represents a unit of weight, and the phonetic component 臣 (chén), which is thought to be a simplified form of the character 臣 (chén), meaning "minister".When combined, the characters 名 and 称 form the word 名称, which literally means "to call out a name" or "to give a title". This word is used in a variety of contexts to refer to the name or title of a person, place, or thing. For example, it can be used to refer to the name of a person, the title of a book, or the name of a company.