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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *王* | 王* | *王
king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great
HSK 4
prince / son of a king
HSK 6
queen / CL: 個|个,
HSK 6
(law) unfair clause / unequal clause
King Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel tyrant
Wang Shuo (1958-), Chinese writer, director and actor
king
HSK 6
Tudor Dynasty, ruled England 1485-1603
the Zhou dynasty from 1027 BC
King Huiwen of Qin 秦國|秦国, ruled 338-311 BC during the Warring States Period
bastard; son of a bitch
Wang Yangming (1472-1529), Ming dynasty Neo-Confucian philosopher, influential in the School of Mind 心學|心学
sovereign king
Wangfujing, a shopping district in Beijing, known for its pedestrian street, luxury brands, traditional stores and vibrant food markets
lit. the fairy is willing, but King Xiang doesn't dream (idiom) / (said of a woman's unrequited love)
Wang Qishan (1948-), PRC politician
throne
Wang Yongmin (1943-), inventor of the five stroke input method 五筆輸入法|五笔输入法
Wang Anshi (1021-1086), Song dynasty politician and writer, one of the Eight Giants 唐宋八大家
Wong Kar-wai (1956-), Hong Kong film director
royal family / royal household
to dine and dash / to leave without paying
Pluto (dwarf planet)
King Cheng of Zhou (1055-1021 BC), reigned 1042-1021 BC as the 2nd king of Western Zhou 西周, son of King Wu of Zhou 周武王
emperor penguin
Wang Zhaojun (52-19 BC), famous beauty at the court of Han emperor Yuan 漢元帝|汉元帝, one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女
queen
Burger King (fast food restaurant)
the Way of the King / statecraft / benevolent rule / virtuous as opposed to the Way of Hegemon 霸道
(idiom) any Tom, Dick or Harry; anyone
hegemon / overlord / despot
Wanglaoji (beverage brand)
Gu Yewang (519-581), historian and an interpreter of classical texts, editor of Yupian 玉篇
Uranus (planet)
the pagoda bearing god
Faye Wong (1969-), Hong Kong pop star and actress
Zaoshen, the god of the kitchen / also written 灶神
emperor / god / Hong Xiuquan's self-proclaimed title / see also 洪秀全
another name for Xi Wangmu 西王母, Queen Mother of the West
Wang Xizhi (303-361), famous calligrapher of Eastern Jin, known as the sage of calligraphy 書聖|书圣
regent / monarch
Wang Wei (701-761), Tang Dynasty poet
former sovereigns
Wang Lee-Hom (1976-), Taiwanese-American singer
every potter praises his own pot (idiom) / all one's geese are swans
the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom) / history is written by the victors
aristocracy
royal jelly
Gyuumao
aristocracy
Wang Bo (650-676), one of the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang 初唐四傑|初唐四杰
stage name of Cyndi Wang / see 王君如
(card games) trump card / (fig.) ace; star player; top performer; best asset; secret weapon
HSK 7-9
Cyndi Wang (1982-), Taiwanese singer and actress
chess champion
Cepheus (constellation)
eating champion
every potter praises his own pot (idiom) / all one's geese are swans
King Wen of Zhou state (c. 1152-1056 BC), reigned c. 1099-1056 BC as king of Zhou state, leading figure in building the subsequent Western Zhou dynasty, father of King Wu of Zhou 周武王 the first Zhou dynasty king
United Kingdom
Maurya Dynasty of India (322-185 BC)
devil incarnate (idiom) / fiend in human form
prince / marquis / nobleman
Chuangwang or Roaming King, adopted name of late Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成 (1605-1645)
a Prince Charming; the man of one's dreams
princess (in Europe)
Wang Dun (266-324), powerful general of Jin dynasty and brother of civil official Wang Dao 王導|王导, subsequently rebellious warlord 322-324
United Kingdom
devil king / evil person
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *王* | 王* | *王
surname Wang
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *王* | 王* | *王
(literary) (of a monarch) to reign over (a kingdom)
"super plastic" (term used to refer to Teflon)
boxing champion
Elvis Presley (1935-1977), US pop singer and film star / transliterated as 埃爾維斯·普雷斯利|埃尔维斯·普雷斯利
Yu-Gi-Oh!
The Conqueror Bids Farewell to His Favorite Concubine (tragic opera by Mei Lanfang 梅蘭芳|梅兰芳) / Farewell My Concubine (1993 film by Chen Kaige)
King Arthur
King Wu of Zhou (-1043), personal name Ji Fa 姬發|姬发, reigned 1046-1043 BC as first king of Western Zhou dynasty 1046-1043 BC
Xia dynasty, unconfirmed but placed at c. 2070-c. 1600 BC
Mu Kung or Tung Wang Kung, God of the Immortals (Taoism)
(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell
King Wu of Zhou, personal name Ji Fa, reigned 1046-1043 BC as first king of Western Zhou dynasty 西周 1046-771 BC
Wang Liqin (1978-), former PRC table tennis player, Olympic medalist
Bagan (Pagan) Dynasty of Myanmar (Burma), 1044-1287
king / magnate / person having expert skill in something
robber baron (in opera, old stories) / magnate
Tengwang Tower in Nanchang, Jiangxi / one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓|岳阳楼 in Yueyang, north Hunan, and Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓|黄鹤楼 in Wuhan, Hubei
title of king / kingship
Wang Ping (1962-2013), PRC crosstalk actor
Wang Ming (1904-1974), Soviet-trained Chinese communist, Comintern and Soviet stooge and left adventurist in the 1930s, fell out with Mao and moved to Soviet Union from 1956
Wang Yi (1953-), PRC foreign minister (2013-) and state councilor (2018-)
Wang Yucheng (954-1001) Song dynasty literary figure
Mughal or Mogul Dynasty (1526-1858)
royal jelly
Korean Goryeo Dynasty, 918-1392
Wang Dan (1969-), Chinese dissident, one of the leaders of the Beijing student democracy movement of 1989
dynasty
softshell turtle / cuckold / (old) male owner of a brothel

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