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HSK
2

full name

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

xing4ming2 xìngmíng

Meaning


Primary

full name

Mnemonic


Your 名 name combined with your 姓 surname forms your 姓名 full name.

Usage


我 记 下 了 他 的 姓名。

I wrote down his full name.

中国人 的 姓名,姓 在 前,名 在 后。

In a Chinese person's full name, the surname is in front, the given name is at the back.