王导

王導

Wáng Dǎo

proper noun

Meanings

1 Wang Dao (276-339), powerful chancellor of the Eastern Jin dynasty
2 regent of Jin from 325; brother of general Wang Dun 王敦

Characters

Wang (surname); king

Dao (given name); to guide

Examples

HSK 4

王导是东晋初年最重要的政治家之一。

Wáng Dǎo shì Dōngjìn chū nián zuì zhòngyào de zhèngzhìjiā zhīyī.

Wang Dao was one of the most important statesmen of the early Eastern Jin.

HSK 7-9

王导辅佐司马睿建立了东晋。

Wáng Dǎo fǔzuǒ Sī mǎ Ruì jiànlì le Dōngjìn.

Wang Dao assisted Sima Rui in founding the Eastern Jin dynasty.

Tips

history

Wang Dao engineered the Jin court's flight south after the fall of Luoyang (永嘉之乱, 311 CE) and stabilized Sima Rui as Emperor Yuan in Jiankang (modern Nanjing). The proverb 王与马，共天下 ('the Wangs and the Simas share the realm') captures the Wang clan's power during his lifetime.

Stroke Order

王 wáng

导 dǎo