zì​chēng HSK7

to call oneself; to claim

自称 自稱 zì​chēng
to call oneself; to claim verb
To call oneself by a name or title; to profess or claim (often implying an unverified or exaggerated assertion)

He calls himself a writer.

term of self-address
A word or title used to refer to oneself in speech or writing.
to praise oneself
(Literary) to speak highly of oneself; to extol one's own virtues.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
7.90 per million appears in 4% of films
Written text
16.4 per million

Details

HSK 3.0
Level 7

Sources