自号

自號
zìhào
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to style oneself; to give oneself the name
  2. 2 self-chosen literary name

Examples

HSK 1
李白自号青莲居士。
Lǐ Bái zìhào Qīnglián jūshì.
Li Bai styled himself the Lay Buddhist of Azure Lotus.
HSK 7-9
Táo Yuānmíng de zhùchù pángbiān yǒu wǔ kē liǔshù, tā biàn zìhào Wǔliǔ xiānsheng.
There were five willows beside Tao Yuanming's home, so he styled himself Master Five Willows.

Tips

culture
An educated man had a personal name (名), a courtesy name (字) given when he came of age, and often a 号, an art name he usually chose himself. 欧阳修自号醉翁 'the Old Drunkard', and in old age 六一居士.

Stroke Order

自 zì
号 hào