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Chinese symbol for “honorary”

荣誉
róng yù
Traditional: 榮譽
honor; credit; glory; (honorable) reputation

The closest CC-CEDICT match for honorary is 荣誉 (róng yù), defined as: honor; credit; glory; (honorable) reputation; honorary.

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

荣 róng
glory, honor; to flourish, to prosper
radical 140 ⾋ · 10 strokes
誉 yù
fame, reputation; to praise
radical 149 ⾔ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “honorary”

WordPinyinMeaning
名誉 (名譽)míng yùfame; reputation

Related words

Other words that share a character with 荣誉.

WordPinyinMeaning
繁荣 (繁榮)fán róngprosperous; booming
荣耀 (榮耀)róng yàohonor; glory
光荣 (光榮)guāng rónghonor and glory; glorious
荣获 (榮獲)róng huòbe honored with
荣幸 (榮幸)róng xìnghonored (to have the privilege of ...)
名誉 (名譽)míng yùfame; reputation
信誉 (信譽)xìn yùprestige; distinction
声誉 (聲譽)shēng yùreputation; fame

See also: Japanese symbol for “honorary”.

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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