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越王勾践

Yuè Wáng Gōu Jiàn

4-character word Traditional 越王勾踐

What 越王勾践 means

1. King Gou Jian of Yue (c. 470 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸

The characters in 越王勾践

• 越yuèto exceed; to climb over; to surpass
• 王wángking or monarch; best or strongest of its type; grand
• 勾gōuto attract; to arouse; to tick
• 践jiànto fulfill (a promise); to tread; to walk

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