王

wáng · wàng

king or monarch · best or strongest of its type

Radical: 王 Strokes: 4 HSK 4

Structure: Single componentFrequency: Most common

Same radical

理珠环球班玩现珍琴瑶瑞琼

Same radical

理珠环球班玩现珍琴瑶瑞琼琐录玛

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Character Decomposition

王=一+土

Etymology

A man 十 bridging heaven and earth (both 一)

Meanings2 pronunciations

wáng

king or monarch

best or strongest of its type

grand

great

surname Wang

wàng

(literary) (of a monarch) to reign over (a kingdom)

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Words with 王 875 total

Chuangwang or Roaming King, adopted name of late Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成 (1605-1645)闯王Chuǎng Wáng hegemon · overlord · despot霸王bà wáng sovereign king君王jūn wáng regent · monarch帝王dì wáng

Idioms with 王 45 total Chain

The Conqueror Bids Farewell to His Favorite Concubine (tragic opera by Mei Lanfang) · Farewell My Concubine (1993 film by Chen Kaige)霸王别姬Bà wáng Bié Jī act like an overlord · lord it over · play the despot · domineer称王称霸chēng wáng chēng bà see 成則為王，，败则为寇成王败寇chéng wáng bài kòu lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom) · fig. losers are always in the wrong成则为王，败则为寇chéng zé wéi wáng , bài zé wéi kòu lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom) · fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person · a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other大水冲了龙王庙dà shuǐ chōng le Lóng wáng miào