Chinese symbol for “designation”
指称
zhǐ chēng
Traditional: 指稱
designation; reference; to refer to
The closest CC-CEDICT match for designation is 指称 (zhǐ chēng), defined as: designation; reference; to refer to.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “designation”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 指称.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 指出 | zhǐ chū | to indicate; to point out |
| 指导 (指導) | zhǐ dǎo | to guide; to direct; to instruct; coach; trainer |
| 指挥 (指揮) | zhǐ huī | to conduct; to command |
| 指数 (指數) | zhǐ shù | (numerical, statistical) index; (math.) exponent |
| 指标 (指標) | zhǐ biāo | (production) target; quota; index; indicator |
| 指定 | zhǐ dìng | to appoint; to assign |
| 称为 (稱為) | chēng wéi | to be called; to be known as; to call it "..." |
| 名称 (名稱) | míng chēng | name (of a thing); name (of an organization) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “designation”.
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.