| 释 |
Shì míng | "Shiming", late Han dictionary, containing 1502 entries, using puns on the pronunciation of headwords to explain their meaning |
| 释 |
shì | to explain / to release / Buddha (abbr. for 释迦牟尼) / Buddhism |
| 名 |
míng | name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people |