(guó wáng) - king, monarch in Mandarin

guówáng

Traditional: 國王

HSK 4

#844 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

king, monarch

Word origin

A compound of 国 (guo) 'country', a guarded territory (玉 inside 囗), and 王 (wang) 'king', a pictograph traditionally read as the three levels (heaven, earth, humanity) joined by a ruler. Together: 'king'.

Origin: compound
Root: 国 (guo, 'country', 囗 border + 玉 jade) + 王 (wang, 'king', pictograph)

Stroke order

国

王

Examples

。

The king has three sons.

。

There is a king in this story.

。

The king ordered the war to begin.

堡bǎo。

The king lives in the castle.

。

The king is very rich.

国王 (guó wáng) means king, monarch. It is used as a noun in everyday Mandarin speech.

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This word is part of lesson 17.