王(wáng)

HSK 24 strokes
Readingswángwàng

surname Wang

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Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
wáng / wàng
Meaning
surname Wang
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 王 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱一土

A man 十 bridging heaven and earth (both 一)

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

一yī土tǔ

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 王 step by step

4 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 王

Common words using 王 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

guó国wáng王
HSK 6

king

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xiān先wáng王

former sovereigns

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míng冥wáng王

the king of hell

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qín勤wáng王

to serve the king diligently; to save the country in times of danger; to se…

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shì世zōng宗dà大wáng王

Sejong the Great or Sejong Daewang (1397-1450), reigned 1418-1450 as fourth king of Jos…

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yà亚sè瑟wáng王

King Arthur

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míng冥wáng王xīng星

Pluto (dwarf planet)

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tǔ吐bō蕃wáng王cháo朝

Tibetan Tubo Dynasty 7th-11th century AD

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万且业为主举久乐

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国先冥勤世宗大亚

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