小王

xiǎowáng

noun HSK 2 #36,886

Meanings

1 little Joker (playing card)
2 young Mr. Wang (form of address)

Characters

Examples

我手里有小王,还差一张大王就能炸了。

Wǒ shǒulǐ yǒu xiǎowáng, hái chà yī zhāng dàwáng jiù néng zhà le.

I have the little Joker; one more big Joker and I can bomb.

小王,帮我把文件拿过来。

Xiǎo Wáng, bāng wǒ bǎ wénjiàn ná guòlái.

Xiao Wang, bring me the documents.

Tips

usage

In card games (especially 斗地主) 小王 is the black/little Joker, paired with 大王 as the red/big Joker — together they form 双王, the two highest cards. Outside cards, 小 + surname Wang is the everyday 'young Mr. Wang' form of address in offices.

Stroke Order

小 xiǎo

王 wáng