名从主人

名从主人名從主人 míng cóng zhǔ rén ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄨˇ ㄖㄣˊ ming4 cung4 zyu2 jan4

(idiom) to refer to sth by the name its owners use
to refer to a place by the name its inhabitants use (e.g. refer to Seoul as 首尔 (首爾) Shǒu ěr ㄕㄡˇ ㄦˇ rather than 汉城 (漢城) Hàn chéng ㄏㄢˋ ㄔㄥˊ)

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 名 (1 of 4) — stroke by stroke.

Character breakdown

名 radical 口 = 夕口
从 radical 人 = 人人
主 radical 丶 = 丶王
人 radical 人