name; designation; title
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
name and pseudonym
literaryHistorically refers to a person's formal given name (名) along with their courtesy name (字) or literary name (号). Used in classical and formal contexts.
Gǔ古
rén人
jì既
yǒu有
míng名
，
yòu又
yǒu有
zì字
，
hé合
chēng称
míng名
hào号
。
People in ancient times had both a given name and a courtesy name, collectively called minghao.
Lǐ李
Bái白
，
zì字
Tài太
bái白
，
hào号
Qīng青
lián莲
jū居
shì士
，
tā他
de的
míng名
hào号
liú流
chuán传
qiān千
gǔ古
。
Li Bai, whose courtesy name was Taibai and literary name was Qinglian Jushi; his names and titles have been passed down through the ages.