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Chinese symbol for “reputation”

名声
míng shēng
Traditional: 名聲
reputation

The closest CC-CEDICT match for reputation is 名声 (míng shēng), defined as: reputation.

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
声 shēng
sound, noise; voice, tone, music
radical 33 ⼠ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “reputation”

WordPinyinMeaning
知名度zhī míng dùreputation; profile
声誉 (聲譽)shēng yùreputation; fame
声望 (聲望)shēng wàngreputation; prestige; public esteem
名气 (名氣)míng qireputation; fame
声名 (聲名)shēng míngreputation; declaration

Related words

Other words that share a character with 名声.

WordPinyinMeaning
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)
名单 (名單)míng dānlist of names
知名zhī míngwell-known; famous
排名pái míngto rank (1st, 2nd etc); ranking
声音 (聲音)shēng yīnsound; voice
声明 (聲明)shēng míngto state; to declare

See also: Japanese symbol for “reputation”.

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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