著名
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
著名 (zhùmíng) · famous
著名 (zhùmíng) means “famous; well-known”. It is written with 2 characters: 著 (to show) + 名 (place (in a ranking)). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 著名 is built
The characters
著 zhe · to show
What 著 is made of
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 者zhě — that which
- 耂lǎo — old
- 土tǔ — earth
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 耂lǎo — old
Origin hint: 艹 gives the meaning, 者 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
名 míng · place (in a ranking)
What 名 is made of
- 夕xī — evening
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A name called out 口 to hail someone at night 夕 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他是一位著名的作家。Tā shì yī wèi zhùmíng de zuòjiā.He is a famous writer.
这里有什么著名的小吃？Zhèlǐ yǒu shénme zhùmíng de xiǎochī?What famous snacks are there here?
Questions about 著名
What does 著名 mean?
著名 (zhùmíng) means “famous; well-known”.
How do you pronounce 著名?
著名 is pronounced zhùmíng.
Which HSK level is 著名?
著名 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 显著xiǎnzhùoutstanding
- 著作zhùzuòwork (book)
- 名字míngziname
- 有名yǒumíngfamous
- 报名bàomíngto sign up
- 名称míngchēngname (of a thing)
- 名单míngdānlist of names
- 姓名xìngmíngfull name
- 排名páimíngranking
- 点名diǎnmíngto call the roll
Learn 著名 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 72: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.