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Chinese symbol for “called”

名叫
míng jiào
called; named

The closest CC-CEDICT match for called is 名叫 (míng jiào), defined as: called; named.

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

名 míng
name; position, rank, title
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes
叫 jiào
cry, shout; to call, to greet, to hail
radical 30 ⼝ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “called”

WordPinyinMeaning
人称 (人稱)rén chēng(grammar) person (first person etc); called; known as

Related words

Other words that share a character with 名叫.

WordPinyinMeaning
名字míng ziname (of a person or thing)
著名zhù míngfamous; noted
名称 (名稱)míng chēngname (of a thing); name (of an organization)
名单 (名單)míng dānlist of names
知名zhī míngwell-known; famous
排名pái míngto rank (1st, 2nd etc); ranking
叫做jiào zuòto be called; to be known as
尖叫jiān jiàoto screech; to shriek

See also: Japanese symbol for “called”.

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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