Chinese symbol for “honorable”
光明正大
guāng míng zhèng dà
(of a person) honorable; not devious; (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard; without tricks; openly; (of a situation) out in the open
The closest CC-CEDICT match for honorable is 光明正大 (guāng míng zhèng dà), defined as: (of a person) honorable; not devious; (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard; without tricks; openly; (of a situation) out in the open.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “honorable”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 公 | gōng | public; collectively owned |
| 尊敬 | zūn jìng | to respect; to revere; to esteem; honorable; distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address) |
| 正经 (正經) | zhèng jīng | decent; honorable |
| 体面 (體面) | tǐ miàn | dignity; prestige; face; honorable; creditable |
| 尊贵 (尊貴) | zūn guì | respected; respectable |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 光明正大.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 阳光 (陽光) | yáng guāng | sunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic |
| 曝光 | bào guāng | to expose (photography); (fig.) to expose (a scandal) |
| 时光 (時光) | shí guāng | time (esp. as sth that passes) |
| 光明 | guāng míng | light; radiance |
| 目光 | mù guāng | gaze; (fig.) attention; expression in one's eyes; look |
| 观光 (觀光) | guān guāng | to tour; sightseeing |
| 说明 (說明) | shuō míng | to explain; to illustrate |
| 证明 (證明) | zhèng míng | proof; certificate |
| 正在 | zhèng zài | to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing |
| 大学 (大學) | dà xué | university; college; measure word: 所 (suǒ) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “honorable”.
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.