in English

wáng
king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great
wàng
(literary) (of a monarch) to reign over (a kingdom)

Measure word

  • (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual attested in use

Stroke order

Le caractère 王 tracé avec le numéro de chaque trait à son point de départ
Numbered strokes
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Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi, derived from the Arphic PL fonts under the Arphic Public License.

How it used to be written

Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).

Examples

  • 一位王子骑着白马到来了。

    A prince arrived, riding a white horse.

  • 他們正密謀要殺害國王。

    They are plotting to kill the king.

  • 他像国王一样开心。

    He is as happy as a king.

  • 他是个大胃王。

    He is a big eater.

  • 他是国王。

    He is the king.

  • 俄罗斯比冥王星大。

    Russia is larger than Pluto.

  • 国王受够了他的大臣们总是对他阿谀奉承,于是把他们遣散了。

    The king was tired of his sycophants always praising him, so he sent them away.

  • 国王明晚会亲自出现。

    The king will appear in person tomorrow evening.

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