号称 Traditional 號稱 hào chēng 🔊 to be known as; to be nicknamed HSK 7–9 + Review this word Meanings hào chēng 號稱 to be known as; to be nicknamedto be purportedlyto claim (often exaggeratedly or falsely) Its characters 号hàoday (of the month); numberHSK 1称chēngto weighHSK 5