HSK 6 · Society
称号 chēnghào “title” in Chinese
Traditional 稱號
What 称号 means
- title
- honorific name
- name
- term of address
How to say 称号
称号 in a sentence
How 称号 is built
Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

称chēngto weigh
- 禾grain · hé
- 尔you · ěr

号hàoto call out; to command
- 口mouth · kǒuMeaning part
- 丂part of the characterSound part
How to write 称号
称 10 strokes · 号 5 strokes
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Words related to 称号
Words with 称
称chēng · to call称呼chēnghu · to call称赞chēngzàn · to praise对称duìchèn · symmetrical称心如意chènxīnrúyì · to be completely satisfied
Words with 号
号hào · number号码hàomǎ · number挂号guàhào · to register (at a hospital)信号xìnhào · signal号召hàozhào · to call on符号fúhào · symbol
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FAQs
称号 (chēnghào) means “title” or “honorific name”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it chēnghào: chēnghào. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 称号 is written 稱號. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type chenghao with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 称号 from the suggestions. Typing chenghao into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
称号 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.