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king

HSK 4 N2
wáng
オウ、-ノウ
Pictograph of an axe head, used as a symbol of the king's military authority.
Notes
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
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Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Early Warring States (~400 BC)
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Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Bronze Early Warring States (~400 BC)
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Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Bronze Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
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Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Seal Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Seal
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[Wáng]
surname Wang
[wáng]
king or monarch; best or strongest of its type; grand; great
[wàng]
to rule; to reign over
Japanese
おう 同音

noun

  1. king; ruler; sovereign; monarch
  2. tycoon; magnate; champion; master
  3. shogi abbrev. king (of the senior player)
Korean
[王]
Noun
king; male monarch; A king who is a ruler of a country where the crown is passed down from one to another member of the royal family.; king; (figurative) The most outstanding figure in terms of power or value, etc., within a certain field or range.
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
うおん
Uon surname
O surname
おい
Oi surname
おう
Ou surname
おお
Oo surname
おん
On surname
Ki surname
きみ
Kimi surname
しん
Shin surname
たか
Taka surname
ちやん
Chiyan surname
ゆう
surname
わん
Wan surname