Chinese symbol for “famous”
著名
zhù míng
famous; noted; well-known; celebrated
The closest CC-CEDICT match for famous is 著名 (zhù míng), defined as: famous; noted; well-known; celebrated.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “famous”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 有名 | yǒu míng | famous; well-known |
| 知名 | zhī míng | well-known; famous |
| 驰名 (馳名) | chí míng | famous |
| 名 | míng | name; noun (part of speech) |
| 名闻 (名聞) | míng wén | famous; of good reputation |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 著名.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 著作 | zhù zuò | to write; literary work |
| 显著 (顯著) | xiǎn zhù | outstanding; notable |
| 著作权 (著作權) | zhù zuò quán | copyright |
| 著称 (著稱) | zhù chēng | to be widely known as |
| 土著 | tǔ zhù | aboriginal |
| 名字 | míng zi | name (of a person or thing) |
| 名称 (名稱) | míng chēng | name (of a thing); name (of an organization) |
| 名单 (名單) | míng dān | list of names |
See also: Japanese symbol for “famous”.
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.