Chinese symbol for “named”

名叫

míng jiào

called; named

The closest CC-CEDICT match for named is 名叫 (míng jiào), defined as: called; named.

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

叫 jiào

cry, shout; to call, to greet, to hail

radical 30 ⼝ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “named”

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
得名	dé míng	to get one's name; named (after sth)
号曰 (號曰)	hào yuē	to be named; named

Related words

Other words that share a character with 名叫.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
名字	míng zi	name (of a person or thing)
著名	zhù míng	famous; noted
名称 (名稱)	míng chēng	name (of a thing); name (of an organization)
名单 (名單)	míng dān	list of names
知名	zhī míng	well-known; famous
排名	pái míng	to rank (1st, 2nd etc); ranking
叫做	jiào zuò	to be called; to be known as
尖叫	jiān jiào	to screech; to shriek

See also: Japanese symbol for “named”.

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.