王建 (Wángjiàn): Wang Jian (common Chinese name)

Meanings

1 Wang Jian (common Chinese name)
2 Wang Jian (768-835), Tang dynasty poet known for his yuefu ballads on peasant life
3 Wang Jian (847-918), founder of the Former Shu kingdom in the Five Dynasties period

Characters

王

Examples

唐代诗人王建写过很多描写民生的乐府诗。

Tángdài shīrén Wáng Jiàn xiěguò hěnduō miáoxiě mínshēng de yuèfǔshī.

The Tang poet Wang Jian wrote many yuefu poems depicting the lives of ordinary people.

前蜀的开国皇帝也叫王建。

Qián Shǔ de kāiguó huángdì yě jiào Wáng Jiàn.

The founding emperor of Former Shu was also named Wang Jian.

Tips

usage

王建 is an extremely common modern Chinese name — you'll meet Wang Jians in any workplace. Historically, the best-known bearers are the Tang poet and the Former Shu emperor. In contemporary contexts it often just means 'someone named Wang Jian', with no single dominant figure.