王
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- 1. king or monarch
- 2. best or strongest of its type
- 3. grand
- 4. great
Words Containing 王
king
queen
kingdom
prince
trump card
same as 閻羅王|阎罗王
Sejong the Great or Sejong Daewang (1397-1450), reigned 1418-1450 as fourth king of Joseon or Chosun dynasty, in whose reign the hangeul alphabet was invented
King Arthur
Cepheus (constellation)
Umayyad Empire (661-750, in Iberia -1031), successor of the Rashidun caliphate
former kings
the rule of former kings
the music of former kings
the way of former kings
the king of hell
Pluto (dwarf planet)
First book of Kings
Second book of Kings
First book of Kings
Second book of Kings
the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)
see 勝者王侯敗者寇|胜者王侯败者寇[shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě kòu]
to serve the king diligently
to dine and dash
Tibetan Tubo Dynasty 7th-11th century AD
sovereign king
King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC)
King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
King Xuan, eleventh King of Zhou, reigned (828-782 BC)
King You of Zhou (795-771 BC), last king of Western Zhou 西周[xī zhōu]
King Cheng of Zhou (1055-1021 BC), reigned 1042-1021 BC as the 2nd king of Western Zhou 西周[xī zhōu], son of King Wu of Zhou 周武王[zhōu wǔ wáng]
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[zhōu wǔ wáng] the first Zhou dynasty king
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
King Wu of Zhou, personal name Ji Fa, reigned 1046-1043 BC as first king of Western Zhou dynasty 西周[xī zhōu] 1046-771 BC
the Zhou dynasty from 1027 BC
King Mu, fifth king of Zhou, said to have lived to 105 and reigned 976-922 BC or 1001-947 BC, rich in associated mythology
King Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel tyrant
Karakhan dynasty of central Asia, 8th-10th century
the four heavenly kings (Sanskrit vajra)
Siziwang banner or Dörvön-xüüxed khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布[wū lán chá bù], Inner Mongolia
Siziwang banner or Dörvön-xüüxed khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布[wū lán chá bù], Inner Mongolia
Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accepting Bodhi)
\super plastic\ (term used to refer to Teflon)
Shouwangfen town, in Chengde 承德市[chéng dé shì], Hebei
Shouwangfen town, in Chengde 承德市[chéng dé shì], Hebei
Xia dynasty, unconfirmed but placed at c. 2070-c. 1600 BC
lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom)
king
magnate
eating champion
United Kingdom
emperor
Uranus (planet)
queen
Maurya Dynasty of India (322-185 BC)
King Xiaocheng of Zhao 趙國|赵国, reigned 266-245 BC
to win the championship
Kingdom of Nepal
in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king (idiom)
Herod the Great (73 BC - 4 BC), Roman-appointed king of Judea (37-4 BC)
regent
emperor penguin
Cesarean section
list of emperors and kings
four proverbial names
anyone
realm of necessity (philosophy)
Grand Prince (Qing title)
Grand Prince Yixin (1833-1898), sixth son of Emperor Daoguang, prominent politician, diplomat and modernizer in late Qing
King Daoxiang of Zhao 趙國|赵国, reigned 245-236 BC
Prince Edward Island (province of Canada)
lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom)
see 成則為王，敗則為寇|成则为王，败则为寇[chéng zé wéi wáng , bài zé wéi kòu]
see 成則為王，敗則為寇|成则为王，败则为寇[chéng zé wéi wáng , bài zé wéi kòu]
Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997)
Ptolemy, kings of Egypt after the partition of Alexander the Great's Empire in 305 BC
the pagoda bearing god
boxing champion
to defeat the enemy by capturing their chief (idiom)
regent
Silla, Korean kingdom 57 BC-935 AD
the pagoda bearing god
King Lear, 1605 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚
Mu Kung or Tung Wang Kung, God of the Immortals (Taoism)
Ankor Dynasty of Cambodia, 802-1431
King Jie, the final ruler of the Xia dynasty (until c. 1600 BC), a notoriously cruel and immoral tyrant
(coll.) person who makes people laugh; funny guy
chess champion
King Huai of Chu (reigned 328-299 BC)
King Zhuang of Chu (reigned 613-591 BC), one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
Tangun, legendary founder of Korea in 2333 BC
King Wu of Zhou 周武王[zhōu wǔ wáng] overthrows tyrant Zhou of Shang 商紂王|商纣王[shāng zhòu wáng]
Persian Safavid Dynasty 1501-1722
Sakyamuni
Poseidon, Greek god of the sea
Neptune (planet)
One Piece (manga and anime)
devil incarnate (idiom)
Tengwang Tower in Nanchang, Jiangxi
Burger King (fast food restaurant)
Zaoshen, the god of the kitchen
Zaoshen, the god of the kitchen
Gyuumao
Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[xī yóu jì]
Richard the Lionheart (1157-1199), King Richard I of England 1189-1199
cowherb (Vaccaria segetalis)
Wang Shichong (-621), general of late Sui and opponent of early Tang
Wang Dan (1969-), Chinese dissident, one of the leaders of the Beijing student democracy movement of 1989
Wang Wu, name for an unspecified person, third of a series of three: 張三|张三[zhāng sān], 李四[lǐ sì], 王五 Tom, Dick and Harry
Wang Xianzhi, peasant leader during Huang Chao peasant uprising 黃巢起義|黄巢起义 875-884 in late Tang
Wang Pi (-c. 806), Tang dynasty chancellor and a leader of failed Yongzhen reform 永貞革新|永贞革新 of 805
title of king
aristocracy
aristocracy
crown prince
Wang Chong (27-97), rationalist and critical philosopher
Michael Wong (1970-), Malaysian Chinese singer and composer
tortoise
see 王八羔子[wáng bā gāo zi]
son of a bitch
bastard (insult)
princes and dukes
crown
Wang Li (1900-1986), one of the pioneers of modern Chinese linguistics
Wang Lee-Hom (1976-), Taiwanese-American singer
Wang Lixiong (1953-), Chinese writer, author of Yellow Peril 黃禍|黄祸[huáng huò]
Wang Bo (650-676), one of the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang 初唐四傑|初唐四杰[chū táng sì jié]
Wang Liqin (1978-), former PRC table tennis player, Olympic medalist
beneficial influence of the sovereign
Wang Shuwen (735-806), famous Tang dynasty scholar, Go player and politician, a leader of failed Yongzhen Reform 永貞革新|永贞革新[yǒng zhēn gé xīn] of 805
Cyndi Wang (1982-), Taiwanese singer and actress
Wang Guowei (1877-1927), noted scholar
Kingdom Hall (place of worship used by Jehovah's Witnesses)
Wang Shizhen (1634-1711), early Qing poet
Queen Dowager (in Europe)
Wang Fuzhi (1619-1692), wide-ranging scholar of the Ming-Qing transition
princess (in Europe)
every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
children of the nobility
Wang Anshi (1021-1086), Song dynasty politician and writer, one of the Eight Giants 唐宋八大家
royal family
imperial palace
princely
Wang Jiarui (1949-), PRC politician and diplomat, head of CCP central committee's international liaison department 對外聯絡部|对外联络部[duì wài lián luò bù] 2003-2015
Wong Kar-wai (1956-), Hong Kong film director
Wang Shifu (fl. 1295-1307), author of Romance of the West Chamber 西廂記|西厢记
Wang Dao (276-339), powerful official of Jin dynasty and brother of general Wang Dun 王敦, regent of Jin from 325
Wang Xiaobo (1952-1997), scholar and novelist
Wang Qishan (1948-), PRC politician
Wang Daiyu (1584-1670), Hui Islamic scholar of the Ming-Qing transition
Wang Ximeng (c. 1096-c. 1119), Song artist, probably teenage prodigy who died young, painter of Thousand Miles of Landscape 千里江山
Wang Ping (1962-2013), PRC crosstalk actor
prince's mansion
Wangfujing neighborhood of central Beijing, famous for shopping
throne
Chien-Ming Wang (1980-), Taiwanese starting pitcher for the Washington Nationals in Major League Baseball
Wang Bi (226-249), Chinese neo-Daoist philosopher
stage name of Cyndi Wang
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
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 Zhaojun (52-19 BC), famous beauty at the court of Han emperor Yuan 漢元帝|汉元帝[hàn yuán dì], one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[sì dà měi nu:3]
Wang Shuo (1958-), Chinese writer, director and actor
dynasty
Wang Nan (1978-), female PRC table tennis player, Olympic medalist
royalty
Wang Qinruo (962-1025), Northern Song dynasty official
Wang Yi (1953-), PRC foreign minister (2013-) and state councilor (2018-)
another name for 西王母[xī wáng mǔ], Queen Mother of the West
another name for Xi Wangmu 西王母, Queen Mother of the West
Aqua regia
Wang Yongmin (1943-), inventor of the five stroke input method 五筆輸入法|五笔输入法[wǔ bǐ shū rù fǎ]
Wang Zhizhi (1977-), former Chinese basketball player
the law
Wang Hongwen (1935-1992), one of the Gang of Four
prince
Wang Meng (325-375), prime minister to Fu Jian 苻堅|苻坚[fú jiān] of Former Qin 前秦[qián qín]
Wangyi District of Tongchuan City 銅川市|铜川市[tóng chuān shì], Shaanxi
Wangyi District of Tongchuan City 銅川市|铜川市[tóng chuān shì], Shaanxi
Wang code, same as 五筆字型|五笔字型[wǔ bǐ zì xíng], five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民[wáng yǒng mín] in 1983
Joey Wong (1967-), Taiwanese actress
Wang Yucheng (954-1001) Song dynasty literary figure
Wayne Wang (1949-), Chinese US film director
Wang Can (177-217), poet, generally regarded as the most brilliant of \the seven masters of Jian'an\ 建安[jiàn ān]
Wang Wei (701-761), Tang Dynasty poet
Wang Yifu (1960-), male PRC pistol shooter and Olympic medalist
Wang Xizhi (303-361), famous calligrapher of Eastern Jin, known as the sage of calligraphy 書聖|书圣
bachelor (lit. fifth child of the Wangs)
Wanglaoji (beverage brand)
Wang Su (c. 195-256), classical scholar of Cao Wei dynasty, believed to have forged several classical texts
Wang Ying (character in the \Water Margin\)
Wang Mang (45 BC-23 AD), usurped power and reigned 9-23 between the former and later Han
Faye Wong (1969-), Hong Kong pop star and actress
Wang Zhu (-c. 990), Song calligrapher and writer
Wang Junxia (1973-), Chinese long-distance runner
the Way of the King
Wang Xuan (1937-2006), Chinese printing industry innovator
Wang Yangming (1472-1529), Ming dynasty Neo-Confucian philosopher, influential in the School of Mind 心學|心学[xīn xué]
Wang Zhen (1908-1993), Chinese political figure
the king looked left and right and then talked of other things
Ryūkyū kingdom 1429-1879 (on modern Okinawa)