| 铭 | míng | to engrave; inscribed motto |
| 铭文 | míng wén | inscription |
| 墓志铭 | mù zhì míng | epitaph |
| 铭记 | míng jì | to engrave in one's memory |
| 座右铭 | zuò yòu míng | motto; maxim |
| 刻骨铭心 | kè gǔ míng xīn | deep-felt gratitude (idiom) |
| 碑铭 | bēi míng | inscription on stone tablet |
| 罗保铭 | Luó Bǎo míng | Luo Baoming (1952-), sixth governor of Hainan |
| 贝聿铭 | Bèi Yù míng | Pei Ieoh Ming or I.M. Pei (1917-), famous Chinese-American architect |
| 铭刻 | míng kè | a carved inscription |
| 铭心刻骨 | míng xīn kè gǔ | engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives; undying gratitude |
| 铭心镂骨 | míng xīn lòu gǔ | engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives; undying gratitude |
| 铭瑄 | Míng xuān | MaxSun, PRC company specializing in video and computer display |
| 铭言 | míng yán | motto; slogan |
| 铭谢 | míng xiè | to express gratitude (esp. in public); vote of thanks; also written 鸣谢 |
| 镌心铭骨 | juān xīn míng gǔ | etched in one's bones and heart (idiom); ever-present memory (esp. resentment) |
| 镌骨铭心 | juān gǔ míng xīn | etched in one's bones and heart (idiom); ever-present memory (esp. resentment) |