Chinese symbol for “nominal”
标称
biāo chēng
Traditional: 標稱
nominal (voltage, horsepower etc)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for nominal is 标称 (biāo chēng), defined as: nominal (voltage, horsepower etc).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “nominal”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 公称 (公稱) | gōng chēng | nominal |
| 名义 (名義) | míng yì | name; titular |
| 挂名 (掛名) | guà míng | to attach sb's name to (a role); to go by the title of; nominal; in name only |
| 有名无实 (有名無實) | yǒu míng wú shí | lit. has a name but no reality (idiom); exists only in name; nominal |
| 聊备一格 (聊備一格) | liáo bèi yī gé | to use as a stopgap; to make a perfunctory gesture; token; nominal |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 标称.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 目标 (目標) | mù biāo | target; goal |
| 标准 (標準) | biāo zhǔn | standard; norm; criterion; (adjective) standard |
| 标志 (標誌) | biāo zhì | sign; mark; symbol; logo; to symbolize; to indicate; to mark |
| 指标 (指標) | zhǐ biāo | (production) target; quota; index; indicator |
| 标题 (標題) | biāo tí | title; heading |
| 标签 (標籤) | biāo qiān | label; tag |
| 称为 (稱為) | chēng wéi | to be called; to be known as; to call it "..." |
| 名称 (名稱) | míng chēng | name (of a thing); name (of an organization) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “nominal”.
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