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Chinese symbol for “appellation”

称
chēng
Traditional: 稱
to weigh; to state; to name; name

The closest CC-CEDICT match for appellation is 称 (chēng), defined as: to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

称 chēng
balanced; name, brand; to say, to call
radical 115 ⽲ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “appellation”

WordPinyinMeaning
称谓 (稱謂)chēng wèititle; appellation; form of address
头衔 (頭銜)tóu xiántitle; rank
称呼 (稱呼)chēng huto call; to address as; form of address; appellation

Related words

Other words that share a character with 称.

WordPinyinMeaning
称为 (稱為)chēng wéito be called; to be known as; to call it "..."
名称 (名稱)míng chēngname (of a thing); name (of an organization)
简称 (簡稱)jiǎn chēngto be abbreviated to; abbreviation; short form
声称 (聲稱)shēng chēngto claim; to state
自称 (自稱)zì chēngto call oneself; to claim to be
称呼 (稱呼)chēng huto call; to address as; form of address; appellation

See also: Japanese symbol for “appellation”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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