称呼 meaning in English
to call; to address as; form of address; appellation
Meaning of 称呼
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
chēnghu
- to call; to address as
- form of address; appellation
称呼 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
我们称呼他为汤姆。
We call him Tom.
你是怎么称呼你父亲的呢？
What do you call your father?
第一次听到弟弟称呼我姐姐。
This is the first time I've heard my little brother call me "big sister."
这鸟你们用英语怎么称呼？
What do you call this bird in English?
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
称 chēng · to weigh · 10 strokes
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呼 hū · to breathe · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 称呼.
| 名称 | míngchēng | name (of a thing); name (of an organization) |
| 称为 | chēngwéi | to be called; to be known as; to call it "..." |
| 呼吸 | hūxī | to breathe |
| 招呼 | zhāohu | to call out to; to greet |
| 称赞 | chēngzàn | to praise; to commend; to compliment |
| 称号 | chēnghào | name; term of address |
| 声称 | shēngchēng | to claim; to state |
| 打招呼 | dǎ zhāohu | to greet sb by word or action; to give prior notice |
| 欢呼 | huānhū | to cheer for; to acclaim |
| 自称 | zìchēng | to call oneself; to claim to be |
| 呼唤 | hūhuàn | to call out (a name etc); to shout |
| 呼吁 | hūyù | to call on (sb to do sth); to appeal (to) |
Questions about 称呼
What does 称呼 mean?
称呼 (chēnghu) means "to call; to address as; form of address; appellation" and is used as a verb and noun.
How do you write 称呼?
称呼 is made of 2 characters: 称 (10 strokes), 呼 (8 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 称呼 an HSK word?
Yes. 称呼 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 称呼 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 称呼 is written 稱呼.