称号
Old HSK 6
称号 (chēnghào) · title
称号 (chēnghào) means “title; honorific name”. It is written with 2 characters: 称 (to weigh) + 号 (number). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 称号 is built
The characters
称 chēng · to weigh
What 称 is made of
- 禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 尔ěr — you (old word)
- ⺈ — top shape
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
号 hào · number
What 号 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 丂kǎo — obstruction of breath (qi)
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 口 gives the meaning, 丂 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他获得了优秀教师的称号。Tā huòdé le yōuxiù jiàoshī de chēnghào.He received the title of Outstanding Teacher.
这个城市有“花城”的称号。Zhège chéngshì yǒu "Huāchéng" de chēnghào.This city is known as the "City of Flowers".
Questions about 称号
What does 称号 mean?
称号 (chēnghào) means “title; honorific name”.
How do you pronounce 称号?
称号 is pronounced chēnghào.
Which HSK level is 称号?
称号 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 名称míngchēngname (of a thing)
- 称为chēngwéito be called
- 称赞chēngzànto praise
- 称呼chēnghuto call
- 称心如意chènxīnrúyìjust as one wishes
- 对称duìchènsymmetrical
- 称chēngto weigh
- 信号xìnhàosignal
- 符号fúhàosymbol
- 号码hàomǎnumber
Learn 称号 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 26: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.