男爵

nánjué

noun #9,460

Measure Word

一个男爵 gè

Meanings

1 baron
2 baronet

Characters

baron (ancient rank); also: male

noble title; peerage

Examples

他被封为男爵。

Tā bèi fēng wéi nánjué.

He was made a baron.

男爵是贵族中最低的爵位。

Nánjué shì guìzú zhōng zuìdī de juéwèi.

Baron is the lowest rank of nobility.

Tips

history

The five Chinese noble ranks (五爵) mirror the Western peerage: 公爵 (duke), 侯爵 (marquis), 伯爵 (earl/count), 子爵 (viscount), 男爵 (baron). The character 男 here is not 'male' but an ancient rank name.

Stroke Order

男 nán

爵 jué