goigoi

tên tự

Pronunciation Northern /ten˧˧ tɨ̰ʔ˨˩/ Central /ten˧˥ tɨ̰˨˨/ Southern /təːŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩˨/
Listen
pen name
Noun
pen name
+1 more senses
2 senses 2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
Sense 1 Noun
pen name Discourse & LogicTheme

An alternative name used by writers instead of their real names.

vi Ông ấy viết sách dưới một tên tự rất nổi tiếng.

en He writes books under a very famous pen name.

Sense 2 Noun
courtesy name

A formal name given to a person when they reach adulthood.

vi Người đàn ông này đã nhận được tên tự khi vừa tròn tuổi trưởng thành.

en This man received a courtesy name when he reached adulthood.

Parts
tên / tự / 𠸛自
Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𠸛自
Candidates by syllable
tên 𠸛(𠸜 / 𢏡 / 𥏋 / 𥏌) tự
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Use
tên gọi / tên họ / thấy mặt đặt tên / kí tên …
Sources, license, and AI

This page may include definitions, examples, translations, or exercise prompts edited, translated, or summarized by goigoi from Wiktionary contributors.

Applicable text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made.

Chinese-character and chữ Nôm forms are reference displays. Some are source-aligned for the whole word; others are assembled from per-syllable character mappings and are not necessarily the only or official spelling.

Some meanings, translations, or examples may be AI-assisted. Mistakes or awkward phrasing may remain.