王兴

王興

Wángxīng

popculture

Meanings

1 Wang Xing
2 founder and CEO of Meituan (美团), Chinese entrepreneur born 1979

Characters

king; surname Wang

to rise; flourish

Examples

王兴是美团的创始人。

Wáng Xīng shì Měituán de chuàngshǐrén.

Wang Xing is the founder of Meituan.

王兴毕业于清华大学。

Wáng Xīng bìyè yú Qīnghuá Dàxué.

Wang Xing graduated from Tsinghua University.

王兴在饭否上经常发言。

Wáng Xīng zài Fànfǒu shàng jīngcháng fāyán.

Wang Xing frequently posts on Fanfou.

Tips

culture

Serial founder: 校内网 (Xiaonei, sold to Renren), 饭否 (Fanfou, China's Twitter clone, shut down by regulators in 2009), and 美团 (Meituan, 2010) which grew from a Groupon clone into China's largest food-delivery and local-services platform. Listed on HKEX in 2018. Known for quoting Amazon's Jeff Bezos and writing long-form posts on his own 饭否 account.

In Pop Culture

美团 Měituán

Meituan

Wang's flagship company, dominant in Chinese food delivery, restaurant reviews, and local services.

饭否 Fànfǒu

Fanfou

Wang's early Twitter-like service, a cult favorite among Chinese tech and media insiders.

Stroke Order

王 wáng

兴 xīng