王

King or monarch in Chinese: 王 (wáng)

wáng

king or monarch

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Definitions

  1. 1king or monarch
  2. 2best or strongest of its type
  3. 3grand
  4. 4great

Stroke order

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王

Zhuyin

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ㄨㄤˊ

wáng

ㄨ/ uㄤ/ angˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 狮子是森林里的王。

    shī zi shì sēn lín lǐ de wáng。

    The lion is the king of the forest.

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Related words

王子

wáng zǐ

prince

国王

guó wáng

king

王后

wáng hòu

queen

王国

wáng guó

kingdom

王牌

wáng pái

trump card

阎王

yán wáng

(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell

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