to enquire, according to custom, after the name and horoscope of intended bride / one of a set of six traditional marriage protocols (六禮|六礼), in which name as well as date and time of birth (for horoscope) are formally requested of the prospective bride's family
name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people
名
=
口
+
夕
:
Mnemonic symbol: a name badge (from 名牌).
Marilyn Monroe (mi) prepared a mandarin (口) for her bat (夕) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2) and put her little darling's name badge (名) in front of it.
