What does 自称 mean?
自称
to call oneself; to claim to be
It can also mean
- form of self-address (e.g. 朕)
Its characters
- 自 self
- 称 to call
In a sentence
他自称是这家店的老板。 He claims to be the owner of this shop.
为了养家，他在城东的一块坡地上开荒种田，还因此自称“东坡居士”，“苏东坡”这个名字就是这么来的。
From 苏东坡：诗人和吃货 · Su Dongpo, poet and cook: the story behind Dongpo pork
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