铭 Stroke Order

铭 míng 1. Text engraved, carved, or written on an object to document one's life, deeds, or warnings to oneself. - Engraved text. - Inscription. - Memorial text. - Tomb inscription. - Motto. 2. To carve words on an object for commemoration, never to be forgotten. - Commemoration record. - Remembering in the heart. - Imprinted in the bones. - Remembered deeply (figuratively). 3. A literary form that gradually formed from the characters used for engraving in ancient China, such as those in the "Wenxin Diaolong" ("The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons") which contains a section on inscriptions. --- 铭 míng 1. The original meaning: To carve text on an object. - Same original meaning ([En.] engrave). 引: 1. From the "Book of Rites": "Inscriptions are to name oneself, praising the beauty of one's ancestors for future generations." 2. From the "Book of Rites": "Inscriptions are clear flags." 3. From the "Rites of Zhou": "Inscriptions written in the great regulations of the king." (Note: "Inscriptions refer to proper names".) 4. "Character Forest": "Name refers to engraved titles." 5. From "National Language": "There are inscriptions." (Note: "Carved objects are called inscriptions.") 6. Li Bai's "Ancient Style 59": "Inscribed deeds in the Kuaiji Mountain." 例: - For example: Inscribed deeds (to record achievements by engraving on metals or stones); inscribed warnings (to carve words on items like stones for caution); inscribed records (to engrave on metals or stones to document virtues). 2. To remember and never forget ([En.] imprint). 引: 1. From "Records of the Three Kingdoms": "Remembering in the heart to repay, never to be untrue." 例: - For example: Remembering in a pendant; remembered intention (to carve in the heart); imprinted (to express gratitude for someone’s kindness and keep it deeply in one’s heart); deeply engraved (metaphor for deep gratitude that is unforgettable); bearing gratitude (to cherish someone's kindness in heart eternally). --- 铭 míng 1. An inscription written or engraved for the purpose of establishing a durable or public record (often carved on bells and tripods in ancient times, with some inscribed on stone slabs after the Qin and Han dynasties) ([En.] inscription). 引: 1. From "Han Feizi": "Inscription on bells and tripods." 例: - For example: Tomb inscriptions; Shang Tang's Pan inscription; Zheng Kaofu's Ding inscription. 2. An inscribed or written maxim ([En.] inscribed or written maxim). 例: - For example: Motto; tablet inscription. 3. A funeral streamer bearing the titles of the deceased ([En.] a funeral streamer bearing the titles of the deceased). In ancient times, this flag would be placed in front of the coffin, marked with the titles and names of the deceased. 例: - For example: A seven-foot tall funeral streamer (for high officials or their parents).