Chinese symbol for “renowned”
重名
zhòng míng
renowned; a great name
The closest CC-CEDICT match for renowned is 重名 (zhòng míng), defined as: renowned; a great name.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “renowned”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 闻名 (聞名) | wén míng | well-known; famous |
| 大名鼎鼎 | dà míng dǐng dǐng | grand reputation; renowned |
| 重望 | zhòng wàng | renowned; prestigious |
| 炳著 | bǐng zhù | eminent; renowned |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 重名.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 重要 | zhòng yào | important; significant; major |
| 严重 (嚴重) | yán zhòng | grave; serious; severe; critical |
| 重点 (重點) | chóng diǎn | to recount (e.g. results of election); to re-evaluate |
| 重新 | chóng xīn | again; once more; re- |
| 重大 | zhòng dà | great; important |
| 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) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “renowned”.
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.