Ideographic: To carve 钅 one's name 名; 名 also provides the pronunciationRadical:

meaning for míng:

  • - to engrave
  • - inscribed mottoto engrave in one's memorylit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)
  • - fig. etched in one's memory
  • - unforgettablemotto
  • - maxima carved inscriptioninscription