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旺

wàng
adjective HSK 7-9 #11,264

Meanings

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

Examples

兴旺
Xīngwàng
prosperous; thriving
旺季
Wàngjì
peak season; busy season

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