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王

wáng
noun HSK 4 #1,381

Meanings

  1. 1 king; monarch
  2. 2 best of its kind; champion

Characters

王
wáng
king; monarch; surname Wang
One of the most common Chinese surnames. The character shows three horizontal lines (heaven, humanity, earth) connected by a vertical line (the king).

Examples

他是象棋中的王。
Tā shì xiàngqí zhōng de wáng.
He is the king in Chinese chess.
狮子是百兽之王。
Shīzi shì bǎi shòu zhī wáng.
The lion is the king of all beasts.
他是我们班的学习王。
Tā shì wǒmen bān de xuéxí wáng.
He is the study champion of our class.

Tips

culture
王 (Wáng) is the most common surname in China, with over 100 million people sharing it. Other top surnames: 李 (Lǐ), 张 (Zhāng), 刘 (Liú), 陈 (Chén).
history
The character 王 depicts three horizontal lines (heaven, earth, humanity) connected by a vertical line — the king connects all three realms.

Stroke Order

王 wáng