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Chinese symbol for “rank”

排名
pái míng
to rank (1st, 2nd etc); ranking

The closest CC-CEDICT match for rank is 排名 (pái míng), defined as: to rank (1st, 2nd etc); ranking.

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

排 pái
row, rank, file; to eliminate, to remove
radical 64 ⼿ · 11 strokes
名 míng
name; position, rank, title
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes

Other Chinese words for “rank”

WordPinyinMeaning
级别 (級別)jí bié(military) rank; level
排行pái hángto rank; ranking
分级 (分級)fēn jíto rank; to grade
名列míng lièto rank (number 1, or third last etc); to be among (those who are in a particular group)
品位pǐn wèirank; grade

Related words

Other words that share a character with 排名.

WordPinyinMeaning
安排ān páito arrange; to plan
排除pái chúto eliminate; to remove
排列pái lièto arrange in order; (math.) permutation
排放pái fàngto arrange in order; to emit; to discharge (exhaust gas, waste water etc)
排队 (排隊)pái duìto line up
名字míng ziname (of a person or thing)
著名zhù míngfamous; noted
名称 (名稱)míng chēngname (of a thing); name (of an organization)

See also: Japanese symbol for “rank”.

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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