| 名 | míng | name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners); famous; classifier for people |
| 名称 | míng chēng | name (of a thing); name (of an organization) |
| 名义 | míng yì | titular; (do something) in sb's name |
| 名字 | míng zi | name (of a person or thing); CL:个 |
| 名词 | míng cí | noun |
| 名单 | míng dān | list (of names) |
| 名誉 | míng yù | fame; reputation; honor; honorary; emeritus (of retired professor) |
| 名学 | míng xué | (archaic term) logic |
| 名次 | míng cì | position in a ranking of names |
| 名目 | míng mù | name of an item; fame |
| 名家 | Míng Jiā | Logicians School of Thought of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), also called the School of Names |
| 名士 | míng shì | famous scholar; worthy; celebrity, esp. distinguished literary person having no official post |
| 名牌 | míng pái | famous brand |
| 名山 | Míng shān | famous mountain; Mingshan county in Ya'an 雅安, Sichuan |
| 名贵 | míng guì | famous and valuable; rare; precious |
| 名声 | míng shēng | reputation |
| 名胜 | míng shèng | a place famous for its scenery or historical relics; scenic spot; CL:处 |
| 名利 | míng lì | fame and profit |
| 名著 | míng zhù | masterpiece |
| 名额 | míng é | fixed number of people; quota |
| 名人 | míng rén | personage; celebrity |
| 名数 | míng shù | (grammar) number plus classifier; household (in census) |
| 名医 | míng yī | famous doctor |
| 名实 | míng shí | name and reality; whether reality lives up to its reputation |
| 名分 | míng fèn | a person's status |
| 名堂 | míng tang | variety; result; reason |
| 名言 | míng yán | saying |
| 名副其实 | míng fù qí shí | not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom) |
| 名将 | míng jiàng | famous general |
| 名流 | míng liú | gentry; celebrities |
| 名册 | míng cè | roll (of names); register; CL:本 |
| 名存实亡 | míng cún shí wáng | the name remains, but the reality is gone (idiom) |
| 名片 | míng piàn | (business) card |
| 名下 | míng xià | under sb's name |
| 名号 | míng hào | name; good reputation; title |
| 名菜 | míng cài | famous dishes; specialty dishes |
| 名不副实 | míng bù fù shí | the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact; Reality does not live up to the name.; Excellent theory, but the practice does not bear it out. |
| 名不正言不顺 | míng bu zhèng yán bu shùn | unjustified and undeserving of such description; identity or status is unverified, or inconsistent in detail; unworthy of the title (or name), or reputation; no valid reason as justification; words without weight; cf 名正言顺 |
| 名不符实 | míng bù fú shí | the name does not correspond to reality (idiom); it doesn't live up to its reputation |
| 名不虚传 | míng bù xū chuán | lit. name is not in vain (idiom); a fully justified reputation; enjoys a well-deserved reputation |
| 名人录 | míng rén lù | record of famous men; anthology of biographies |
| 名位 | míng wèi | fame and position; official rank |
| 名作 | míng zuò | masterpiece; famous work |
| 名优 | míng yōu | outstanding; excellent quality |
| 名儿 | míngr | name; fame |
| 名列 | míng liè | famous; among the most famous |
| 名列前茅 | míng liè qián máo | to rank among the best |
| 名利双收 | míng lì shuāng shōu | both fame and fortune (idiom); both virtue and reward |
| 名刺 | míng cì | visiting card; name card |
| 名胜古迹 | míng shèng gǔ jì | historical sites and scenic spots |
