Chinese symbol for “eminent”
达
dá
Traditional: 達
to attain; to reach; to amount to; to communicate
The closest CC-CEDICT match for eminent is 达 (dá), defined as: to attain; to reach; to amount to; to communicate; eminent.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “eminent”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尊重 | zūn zhòng | to esteem; to respect |
| 隗 | wěi | eminent; lofty |
| 闻名 (聞名) | wén míng | well-known; famous |
| 显要 (顯要) | xiǎn yào | prominent; eminent; important person; notable; dignitary |
| 俊 | jùn | smart; eminent |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 达.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 达到 (達到) | dá dào | to reach; to achieve; to attain |
| 表达 (表達) | biǎo dá | to express; to convey |
| 达成 (達成) | dá chéng | to reach (an agreement); to accomplish |
| 到达 (到達) | dào dá | to reach; to arrive |
| 发达 (發達) | fā dá | well-developed; flourishing; to develop; to promote; to expand |
| 抵达 (抵達) | dǐ dá | to arrive; to reach (a destination) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “eminent”.
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.