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王

wáng

HSK 5 Character

What 王 means

1. king or monarch
2. best or strongest of its type
3. grand
4. great

Other readings

王 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• wàng(of a monarch) to reign over (a kingdom)
• Wángsurname Wang

Example sentences

• 他是国王。
  He is the king.
• 他就是王法。
  Tā jiùshì wángfǎ.
  He is the law.
• 我是王家明。
  Wǒ shì wángjiā míng.
  My name is Wang Jiaming.
• 国王光着呢！
  Guówáng guāng zhe ne!
  The king is naked!
• 我就是王伟。
  I am Wang Wei.
• 他向女王鞠躬。
  Tā xiàng nǚwáng jūgōng.
  He bowed to the Queen.

Words starting with 王

• 王子wáng zǐprince; son of a king
• 王朝wáng cháodynasty
• 王国wáng guókingdom; realm
• 王家wáng jiāprincely
• 王菲Wáng FēiFaye Wong (1969-), Hong Kong pop star and actress
• 王府井Wáng fǔ jǐngWangfujing, a shopping district in Beijing, known for its pedestrian street, luxury…
• 王府wáng fǔprince's mansion
• 王后wáng hòuqueen
• 王爷wáng yeprince; marquis; nobleman
• 王力Wáng LìWang Li (1900-1986), one of the pioneers of modern Chinese linguistics
• 王八蛋wáng bā dànbastard; son of a bitch
• 王室wáng shìroyal family; royal household
• 王八wáng basoftshell turtle; cuckold; (old) male owner of a brothel
• 王宫wáng gōngimperial palace
• 王者wáng zhěking; emperor; (fig.) the best; champion
• 王维Wáng WéiWang Wei (701-761), Tang Dynasty poet
• 王妃wáng fēiprincess (in Europe)
• 王牌wáng pái(card games) trump card; (fig.) ace; star player; top performer; best asset; secret weapon
• 王朔Wáng ShuòWang Shuo (1958-), Chinese writer, director and actor
• 王明Wáng MíngWang Ming (1904-1974), Soviet-trained Chinese communist, Comintern and Soviet stooge and…
• 王位wáng wèititle of king; kingship
• 王羲之Wáng Xī zhīWang Xizhi (303-361), famous calligrapher of Eastern Jin, known as the sage of…
• 王平Wáng PíngWang Ping (1962-2013), PRC crosstalk actor
• 王楠Wáng NánWang Nan (1978-), female PRC table tennis player, Olympic medalist

Words containing 王

• 国王guó wángking
• 大王dà wángking; magnate; person having expert skill in something
• 女王nǚ wángqueen
• 帝王dì wángregent; monarch
• 天王tiān wángemperor; god; Hong Xiuquan's self-proclaimed title
• 魔王mó wángdevil king; evil person
• 亲王qīn wángprince
• 霸王bà wánghegemon; overlord; despot
• 龙王Lóng wángDragon King (mythology)
• 君王jūn wángsovereign king
• 白马王子bái mǎ wáng zǐa Prince Charming; the man of one's dreams
• 阎王Yán wang(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell; (fig.) cruel and tyrannical person
• 猴王Hóu wángSun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to…
• 霸王别姬Bà wáng Bié JīThe Conqueror Bids Farewell to His Favorite Concubine…
• 法王Fǎ wángSakyamuni
• 先王xiān wángformer sovereigns
• 海王Hǎi wángPoseidon, Greek god of the sea; Neptune, Roman god of the sea…
• 圣王shèng wángsage ruler
• 周宣王Zhōu Xuān wángKing Xuan, eleventh King of Zhou, reigned (828-782 BC)
• 周成王Zhōu Chéng wángKing Cheng of Zhou (1055-1021 BC), reigned 1042-1021 BC as the 2nd king of Western Zhou 西周
• 周文王Zhōu Wén wángKing Wen of Zhou state (c. 1152-1056 BC), reigned c. 1099-1056 BC as king of Zhou state…
• 周武王Zhōu Wǔ wángKing Wu of Zhou (-1043), personal name Ji Fa 姬发, reigned 1046-1043 BC as first king of…
• 天王星Tiān wáng xīngUranus (planet)
• 希律王Xī lǜ wángHerod the Great (73 BC - 4 BC), Roman-appointed king of Judea (37-4 BC)

Characters built on 土

These share the phonetic component 土 (tǔ), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 场chǎnglarge place used for a specific purpose; stage; scene (of a play)
• 堂táng(main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; relationship between cousins etc on the…
• 丧sàngto lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc)…
• 壤rǎng(bound form) soil; earth; (literary) the earth (contrasted with heaven 天
• 坊fānglane (usually as part of a street name); memorial archway
• 塘tángdyke; embankment; pool or pond
• 墒shāngplowed earth; soil moisture; furrow

Characters that look like 王

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 玉yùjade
• 主zhǔowner; master; host
• 兰lánorchid (兰花 Cymbidium goeringii); fragrant thoroughwort (兰草 Eupatorium fortunei)…
• 土tǔearth; dust; clay
• 互hùmutual
• 丑chǒuclown; 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year…

Sounds the same

Read wáng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 亡to die; to lose; to be gone