号称

Traditional form:

號稱

Pinyin (reading):

hàochēng

Definitions:

• to be known as; to be nicknamed
• to be purportedly
• to claim (often exaggeratedly or falsely)

Characters:

• 号 - mark, sign; symbol; number; to call, to cry, to roar
• 称 - balanced; name, brand; to say, to call

Traditional characters:

• 號 - mark, sign; symbol; number; to call, to cry, to roar
• 稱 - balanced; name, brand; to say, to call