化名 (huàmíng): alias

Measure Word

一个化名 gè

Meanings

1 alias
2 pseudonym
3 assumed name

Characters

化

huà

to change; to transform

名

míng

name

Examples

他用化名发表了那篇文章。

Tāyòng huàmíng fābiǎo le nà piān wénzhāng.

He published that article under a pseudonym.

为了安全，她使用化名入住酒店。

Wèile ānquán, tā shǐyòng huàmíng rùzhù jiǔdiàn.

For safety, she checked into the hotel under an alias.

这位作家的化名比真名更有名。

Zhèwèi zuòjiā de huàmíng bǐ zhēnmíng gèng yǒumíng.

This writer's pen name is more famous than their real name.

Tips

usage

化名 is used for deliberate disguise or anonymity. For literary pen names specifically, 笔名 (bǐmíng) is more common. For stage names, use 艺名 (yìmíng).

memory

化 (transform) + 名 (name) = a name you transform into, an assumed identity.

Stroke Order

化 huà

名 míng

Related Words

名牌 míngpái #8,790

famous brand; name brand / name tag; name plate

取名 qǔmíng #9,276

to name; to give a name to / to choose a name

真名 zhēnmíng #4,995

real name / true name

名下 míngxià #8,213

under someone's name; registered to someone / in the name of

大名 dàmíng #9,183

one's formal name / great reputation; famous name

命名 mìngmíng HSK 7-9 #4,899

to name / to christen / to designate

名片 míngpiàn HSK 4 #4,382

business card; name card

姓名 xìngmíng HSK 2 #4,042

full name

名义 míngyì HSK 6 #3,868

in the name of; nominal / title; pretext

罪名 zuìmíng #2,846

criminal charge / accusation / name of a crime