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旺

wàng
adjective HSK 7-9 #11,264

Meanings

  1. 1 prosperous
  2. 2 flourishing
  3. 3 vigorous

Examples

HSK 4
夏天是冰淇淋销售的旺季。
Xiàtiān shì bīngqílín xiāoshòu de wàngjì.
Summer is the peak season for ice cream sales.
HSK 4
这个孩子精力很旺。
Zhège háizi jīnglì hěn wàng.
This child has very vigorous energy.
HSK 6
他的生意比以往更兴旺了。
Tā de shēngyì bǐ yǐwǎng gèng xīngwàng le.
His business is more prosperous than ever.

Tips

memory
日 (sun) + 王 (king) - the sun at its strongest

Components

radical
日 rì
sun; day
Left sun radical - pictograph of the sun with a dot inside marking its luminosity. 旺 originally meant a brilliant solar halo, light spreading vigorously outward. From that came 'flourishing, vigorous, prosperous.' Same family: 明 bright, 时 time, 晒 to sun-dry.
phonetic
王 wáng
king (phonetic)
Right 王 supplies the sound - wáng drifting to wàng with tone change. 王 itself pictures an axe-head, symbol of royal authority. The mnemonic writes itself: a king-bright sun blazing at full strength, hence 'prosperous, vigorous, flourishing.' Phonetic with a happy semantic echo of royal abundance.

Stroke Order

旺 wàng