WordTaiwan frequency #21,722
顧名思義
ㄍㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄙ ㄧˋ
“to infer the meaning from the name; as the name suggests”
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顧
ㄍㄨˋ
to look after; to consider; to attend to; to look back; to visit; surname Gu; sometimes used as an adverb meaning 'instead' or 'how can it be'.
名
ㄇㄧㄥˊ
Name; noun (part of speech); reputation; fame; classifier for people or ranks.
思
ㄙ
to think; to consider; to long for; to miss someone; to grieve; a thought; a state of mind; a surname.
義
ㄧˋ
Justice; righteousness; right conduct; meaning; artificial; foster (father); relationship; friendship; Italy (abbr. in Taiwan).
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 意義ㄧˋ ㄧˋmeaning; sense; significance; importance.
- 主義ㄓㄨˇ ㄧˋdoctrine; ideology; -ism; a system of ideas or principles forming a theory or school of thought.
- 照顧ㄓㄠˋ ㄍㄨˋto take care of; to look after; to attend to; to show consideration; (in Taiwan) to patronize a shop
- 思考ㄙ ㄎㄠˇto think deeply; to reflect on; to ponder; to consider carefully.
- 意思ㄧˋ ㄙmeaning; idea; opinion; what something signifies; interest; fun; a small gift or token of appreciation; a gesture of goodwill
- 名字ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄗˋa person's name; a name (of a person or thing); reputation, fame
- 思想ㄙ ㄒㄧㄤˇthought; thinking; idea; ideology; a person's mental processes or cognitive activity; in political contexts, a system of beliefs or doctrines guiding society
- 知名ㄓ ㄇㄧㄥˊwell-known; famous; having a widely recognized name or reputation
- 報名ㄅㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊto sign up; to register; to enroll; to apply by submitting one's name and details
- 顧客ㄍㄨˋ ㄎㄜˋcustomer; client; a person who buys goods or services from a business.
- 嘉義ㄐㄧㄚ ㄧˋa city and county in western Taiwan; Chiayi City; Chiayi County
- 著名famous; well-known; celebrated; having a strong reputation.