名 (míng)

name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners); famous; class

Etymology

Depicts a mouth (口) saying their own name at night (夕) when it is too dark for others to see them.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“名,自命也。从口,从夕。夕者,冥也。冥不相見,故以口自名。”

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