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Chinese symbol for “emeritus”

名誉
míng yù
Traditional: 名譽
fame; reputation; honor; honorary

The closest CC-CEDICT match for emeritus is 名誉 (míng yù), defined as: fame; reputation; honor; honorary; emeritus (of retired professor).

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
誉 yù
fame, reputation; to praise
radical 149 ⾔ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 名誉.

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
荣誉 (榮譽)róng yùhonor; credit
信誉 (信譽)xìn yùprestige; distinction

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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