授衔

Traditional form:

授銜

Pinyin (reading):

shòuxián

Definitions:

• rank of professor
• academic title

Characters:

• 授 - to award, to confer, to instruct, to teach
• 衔 - rank, title; to bite, to hold in the mouth

Traditional characters:

• 授 - to award, to confer, to instruct, to teach
• 銜 - rank, title; to bite, to hold in the mouth