头衔 (tóuxián): title

Measure Word

一个头衔 gè

Tā yǒu hěn duō tóuxián.

He has many titles.

Tóuxián bìng bù dàibiǎo zhēnzhèng de nénglì.

Titles do not represent real ability.

usage

头衔 refers to official titles or designations (academic, professional, honorary). For royal/noble titles, 称号 is also used.

头 tóu

衔 xián