越王勾践

yuè wáng gōu jiàn

Definitions

1. King Gou Jian of Yue (c. 470 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸

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Child Words of 越王勾践

• 勾 勾 gòu: see 勾當|勾当[gòu dàng]
• 王 王 wáng: king or monarch
• 王 王 wàng: to rule
• 越 越 yuè: generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods
• 勾践 勾践 gōu jiàn: King Gou Jian of Yue (c. 470 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
• 践 践 jiàn: to fulfill (a promise)